Our first ruby-throated hummingbird of the year appeared at our feeder today, April 19th. A pretty male. Also, on Saturday, April 18th: >Aurora Ferry Road, Petersburg, Ky. (Boone County) 1 Great Egret >Along Middle Creek Road, Burlington, Ky. (Boone County) Broad-winged Hawk Barred Owl American Woodcock Blue-winged Warbler Yellow-throated Warbler Northern Parula Red-eyed Vireo Wood Thrush Blue-gray gnatcatcher Chimney Swift Eastern Phoebes have been back and are now building their usual nest under the back deck Good Birding Always! Kathy Caminiti 4980 Middle Creek Road Burlington, Ky. 41005 Boone County krzy4owls@xxxxxxxx ================NOTES TO SUBSCRIBERS============== The BIRDKY Mailing List requires you to sign your messages with first & last name, city, & state abbreviation. -------------------------------------------------- To post to this mailing list, send e-mail to: birdky@xxxxxxxxxxxxx -------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, send e-mail to: birdky-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'unsubscribe' in the Subject line. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Visit the Kentucky Ornithological Society web site at http://www.biology.eku.edu/kos.htm * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * BIRDKY List Manager: Gary Ritchison, Richmond, KY E-mail: gary.ritchison@xxxxxxx