- 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 ================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