- RBA * Kentucky * Statewide * May 07, 2003 * KYKY04.05.07 - Birds Mentioned Double-crested Cormorant Phalacrocorax auritus American Bittern Botaurus lentiginosus Osprey Pandion haliaetus Black-necked Stilt Himantopus mexicanusReview Except Fulton and Hickman Co. Common Tern Sterna hirundo White-winged Dove Review Eurasian Collared-Dove Streptopelia decaoctoIntroduced Scissor-tailed Flycatcher Tyrannus forficatusReview Bell's Vireo Vireo bellii Gray-cheeked Thrush Catharus minimus Blue-winged Warbler Vermivora pinus Golden-winged Warbler Vermivora chrysoptera Cape May Warbler Dendroica tigrina Bay-breasted Warbler Dendroica castanea Swainson's Warbler Limnothlypis swainsonii Kentucky Warbler Oporornis formosus Henslow's Sparrow Ammodramus henslowii Lincoln's Sparrow Melospiza lincolnii Blue Grosbeak Passerina caerulea Bobolink Dolichonyx oryzivorus - Transcript Hotline: Kentucky Sponsor: The Kentucky Ornithological Society, http://www.biology.eku.edu/kos.htm Date: May 07, 2003 Number: (502) 326-0878 To Report: (502) 326-0878 or benn5609@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Coverage: Kentucky and Southern Indiana Compiled: 9:00 AM, EDT, May 07, 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 May 07, 2003 at 9:00 AM EDT. The highlights of this update are: a White-winged Dove in Hickman, the continued presence of a Painted Bunting in Fulton County, Swainson's Warbler in Calloway County, and Scissor-tailed Flycatchers in Marshall and Bourbon County. A single White-winged Dove was observed in Hickman (Fulton County) on Tuesday, May 07. The bird was in the area of the grain elevator complex on the south side of town in the company of Eurasian-Collared Doves. Other details are not available at this time. The Painted Bunting near the Reelfoot National Wildlife Refuge continues to sing an attempt to establish a breeding territory. Regrettably, no female is known to be in the area. The bird was last observed on Tuesday, May 07 just west of the western most entrance to the Refuge along KY 94. This location is in extreme southwestern Fulton County. This single male represents the first photographic record of Painted Bunting in Kentucky. The pair of Scissor-tailed Flycatchers continues to be observed at near the original site in Bourbon County. These birds were last observed on May 04 and apparently require some waiting and searching to locate. This location is just a few miles east of Paris and has been previously described in detail. Meanwhile, an additional Scissor-tailed Flycatcher was observed in Marshall County along Interstate 24 just west of Kentucky Dam. This bird was seen the overpass for the Gilbertsville Road, KY 282. It is not currently known if this is one of the birds previously observed below Barkley Dam or just north of Grand Rivers on KYK 453 at this time. A KOS/Beckham Bird Club joint field trip to Mammoth Cave National Park yielded 76 species on May 06. Highlights of these observations include: 1 Gray-cheeked Thrush, 4 Blue-winged Warblers, 1 Golden-winged Warbler, 3 Cape May Warblers, 5 Bay-breasted Warblers, and 1 Kentucky Warbler. There were 18 participants. The Calloway County spring migration count was held on May 03. Nine (9) participants cumulatively observed approximately 139 species. Highlights of the observations include: over 250 Double-crested Cormorants, four pair of nesting Ospreys, and 28 species of warbler including 2 Swainson's Warbler. The exact location of the Swainson's Warblers is not available. There have been many other observations of note since the last update. A summary of these observations includes: Bobolinks, Mississippi Kite, Lincoln's Sparrow, and Black-necked Stilts in Fulton County, An American Bittern at the back end of Yatesville Lake in Lawrence County, Bell's Vireo, Henslow's Sparrow, Northern Harrier, and Blue Grosbeaks at the Sinclair Unit of the Peabody Wildlife Management Area in Muhlenberg County, 2 Common Terns above Kentucky Dam in Marshall County, and 40 American Avocets at a wet-weather pond in Caldwell County on May 01. Thanks for calling the Kentucky Bird Line. 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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 Director of Federal Programs Logan County School District 2222 Bowling Green Road 270-726-2436 mbennett@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx ================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