[birdky] The Kentucky Bird Line

  • From: "Mark Bennett" <benn5609@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: "Jane & Pat Bell" <beckhambc@xxxxxxx>,"Fred Mansmith" <Mansmithf@xxxxxxx>,"Garry Ritchison" <gary.ritchison@xxxxxxx>,"BIRDCENTRAL" <BIRDCNTR@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>,"BIRDKY" <birdky@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Tue, 29 Apr 2003 22:46:54 -0500

- RBA
* Kentucky
* Statewide
* April 29, 2003
* KYKY04.04.229- Birds Mentioned

American White Pelican                      Pelecanus erythrorhynchos
Surf Scoter                                         Melanitta perspicillata
Willet                                                 Catoptrophorus
semipalmatus
Marbled Godwit                                   Limosa fedoa
Review
Franklin's Gull                                     Larus pipixcan
Eastern Wood-Pewee                          Contopus virens
Scissor-tailed Flycatcher                     Tyrannus forficatus
Review
Warbling Vireo                                    Vireo gilvus
Golden-winged Warbler                        Vermivora chrysoptera
Yellow-breasted Chat                          Icteria virens
Rose-breasted Grosbeak                     Pheucticus ludovicianus


- Transcript

Hotline: Kentucky
Sponsor: The Kentucky Ornithological Society,
http://www.biology.eku.edu/kos.htm
Date: April 29, 2003
Number: (502) 326-0878
To Report: (502) 326-0878 or benn5609@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Coverage: Kentucky and Southern Indiana
Compiled: 11:00 PM, EDT, April 29, 2003
Transcriber/Compiler: Mark Bennett
E-mail: benn5609@xxxxxxxxxxxxx

This is the Kentucky Bird Line, sponsored by the Kentucky Ornithological
Society.  This update is current as of April 29, 2003 at 11:00 PM EDT.  The
highlights of this update are:  Scissor-tailed Flycatchers in Livingston and
Bourbon Counties, Marbled Godwits in two (2) locations, and selections from
spring migration reports.

A single Scissor-tailed Flycatcher was observed on KY 453 between Interstate
24 and US 62 a few miles north of Grand Rivers and Land Between the Lakes on
April 27th.  The next day, 2 birds were observed at the same location.  This
is the same location where a pair of birds nested last year near the
limestone quarry entrance.  It is not presently known if this is the same
individual observed below Barkley Dam on April 20, 2003 near the restroom on
the east side of the Cumberland River..  The DeLorme Atlas coordinates for
this location are page 60, quadrant H-2.

The Scissor-tailed Flycatcher reported in Bourbon County on Sunday, was
observed again later that same day.  Additional information obtained from
local residents indicates that Scissor-tailed Flycatchers have nested in
this general location for the past 3 years in a nearby Sycamore tree.
Directions to this location are posted on the April 27th update.  The
location is on String-town Road, about ¾ mile north of its junction with the
Cane Ridge Road, east of Paris.  The DeLorme Atlas information for this bird
is page 38 quadrant C-4.

On April 28th 2 Marbled Godwits were observed flying north over Lake
Barkley.  These birds were not observed on the ground.  However, 43 Willets
were observed on the jetty near the heron rookery island near Kuttawa in
Lyon County.  On the same day, 2 Surf Scoters and 2 Franklin's Gulls were
observed above Kentucky Dam.  American White Pelicans were observed in the
Barkley Dam area on April 27th.

On Saturday, April 26th, a single Marbled Godwit was observed at the Minor
Clark Fish Hatchery in Rowan County.  This bird was between ponds 20 and 21.
It was reported to be difficult to find, but quite approachable.  There is
no updated information on this individual.

Rose-breasted Grosbeaks have made a dramatic entry into the state over the
weekend.  On Sunday and Monday, at least 6 reports of the species from
across the state have poured in to the bird line.  Scattered reports of
Grasshopper Sparrows are also increasing in number.  The "Flatwoods" in Pike
County yielded the first spring reports of Golden-winged Warbler and
Chestnut-sided Warbler on April 29th.  Other species reported recently for
the first time include Eastern Wood-Peewee, Warbling Vireo, and
Yellow-breasted Chat.

Thanks for calling the Kentucky Bird Line.  You may leave a report after the
tone.  Please include your name, the date, the location, and the time of
your observation when filing a report.  If your report contains rare or out
of season species, please send appropriate documentation to the

KBRC
Lee McNeely, Secretary
Post Office Box 463
Burlington, KY  41005

More information about the KBRC and KOS may be found at the KOS web site at
http://www.biology.eku.edu/kos.htm.
- End Transcript


Mark Bennett
113 Iroquois Circle
Russellville, KY  42276
Logan County
benn5609@xxxxxxxxxxxxx


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