- RBA * Kentucky * Statewide * January 21, 2003 * KYKY03.01.21 - Birds Mentioned Snow Goose, Chen caerulescens, Ross's Goose, Chen rossii, Canada Goose, Branta canadensis, American Wigeon, Anas americana, American Black Duck, Anas rubripes, Mallard, Anas platyrhynchos, Northern Shoveler, Anas clypeata, Green-winged Teal, Anas crecca, Lesser Scaup, Aythya affinis, Bald Eagle, Haliaeetus leucocephalus, Eastern Screech-Owl, Otus asio, Rufous Hummingbird, Selasphorus rufus, Review Horned Lark, Eremophila alpestris, Winter Wren, Troglodytes troglodytes, Chipping Sparrow, Spizella passerina, Rusty Blackbird, Euphagus carolinus, - Transcript Hotline: Kentucky Sponsor: The Kentucky Ornithological Society, http://www.biology.eku.edu/kos.htm Date: January 21, 2003 Number: (502) 326-0878 To Report: (502) 326-0878 or benn5609@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Coverage: Kentucky and Southern Indiana Compiled: 11:00 PM, EST, January 21, 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 January 21, 2003 at 11:00 PM EST. The highlights of this update are: the continued presence of a Rufous Hummingbird in Danville, a Ross's Goose at the La Grange Reformatory, and Lapland Longspurs in Gallatin County. A Rufous Hummingbird continues to attend a feeder in Danville at the home of Neil and Ginny Eklund. Despite extreme cold and the bird was continuing to make regular visits to the feeder as of January 16th. 2003. Persons wishing to observe this bird should contact the Eklunds for more information. A Ross's Goose was observed in the company of numerous Canada Geese at the La Grange Reformatory Lake in Oldham County on January 17th and again on January 20th. On the later date, a small number of Snow Geese were also reported. Other species present included Mallard, American Black Duck, Northern Shoveler, Green-winged Teal, Lesser Scaup, and American Wigeon. Two (2) Lapland Longspurs were observed on January 20th on Steele's Bottom Road in Gallatin County in the company of a large flock Horned Larks. Further details of this observation are not available. Other observations of interest recently include: six (6) species of waterfowl and unspecified numbers of Bald Eagles at Cave Run Lake, a Winter Wren at the Minor Clark Fish Hatchery, a Rusty Blackbird in Pulaski County, nine (9) Chipping Sparrows at Wolf Creek Dam (Lake Cumberland) and an Eastern Screech Owl in Fayette County. 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