[birdky] The Kentucky Bird Line
- From: "bennetts" <bennetts@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: "Monroe, Rhonda" <rsmonroe@xxxxxxx>,"Ritchison, Gary" <gritchis@xxxxxxxxxxx>,"Bell, Jane & Pat" <beckhambc@xxxxxxx>,"BIRDCENTRAL" <BIRDCNTR@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>,"BIRDKY" <birdky@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sun, 6 Oct 2002 19:27:07 -0500
- RBA
* Kentucky
* Statewide
* October 6, 2002
* KYKY0210.06
- Birds Mentioned
American White Pelican
American Bittern
Great Egret
Osprey
Bald Eagle
Wilson's Phalarope
Lesser Black-backed Gull Review Species2
Sabine's Gull Review Species
Sooty Tern First State Record (if accepted by the KBRC
Black Rail Second State Record (if accepted by the KBRC))
Forster's Tern
Eurasian Collared-Dove
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
Sedge Wren
Marsh Wren
Gray-cheeked Thrush
Blue-winged Warbler
Golden-winged Warbler
Tennessee Warbler
Chestnut-sided Warbler
Magnolia Warbler
Cape May Warbler
Black-throated Green Warbler
Blackburnian Warbler
Pine Warbler
Bay-breasted Warbler
Ovenbird
Mourning Warbler
Canada Warbler
Summer Tanager
Scarlet Tanager
Lincoln's Sparrow
- Transcript
Hotline: Kentucky
Sponsor: The Kentucky Ornithological Society,
http://www.biology.eku.edu/kos.htm
Date: October 6, 2002
Number: (502) 326-0878
To Report: (502) 326-0878 or bennetts@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Coverage: Kentucky and Southern Indiana
Compiled: 8:00 PM, EDT, October 6, 2002
Transcriber/Compiler: Mark Bennett
E-mail: bennetts@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
This is the Kentucky Bird Line, sponsored by the Kentucky Ornithological
Society. This update is current as of October 6, 2002 at 8:00 PM EDT. The
highlights of this update are: Sooty Tern and Sabine's Gull at Kentucky
Dam, a probable Black Rail at the Peabody Wildlife Management Area, a
possible Scissor-tailed Flycatcher near Nicholasville, Wilson's Phalarope in
Pike County, a brief report on the recent KOS meeting, and other migrants.
Two (2) to three (3) Sooty Terns were observed on the afternoon of October
4th, above Kentucky Dam. Two (2) birds were observed from the pull-offs of
the dam about 4:30 CDT by 2 observers feeding in the waters of Kentucky
Lake. The birds were also video taped. A possible 3rd Sooty Tern was
observed later that same evening near sunset from the Big Bear Boat Ramp in
Marshall County. This bird was flying south at the time of observation.
Other birds of interest at Kentucky Lake on October 4th were 1 Sabine's
Gull, 5 Laughing Gulls, and 5 Franklin's Gull.
An extensive search of the Kentucky Dam area on October 5th failed to
produce the Sooty Terns. It is presumed that these birds left the after
Tropical Depression Lilli passed through the area and was replaced by
northerly winds overnight. Other birds of note observed in the area that
day were, 1-2 Lesser Black-backed Gulls and a single Laughing Gull at both
Kentucky Dam and Smithland Dam and 15 American White Pelicans above Barkley
Dam.
A probable Black Rail was heard at the Peabody Wildlife Management Area on
September 25th. This observation was confined to a vocalization from the
S-5 Road marsh in the Sinclair Unite of the WMA. Also observed there were 1
American Bittern, 4 Soras, 2 Marsh Wrens, and 2 Sedge Wrens. On the same
date, a marsh in the Homestead Unit of the WMA yielded 4 American Bitterns,
a Sedge Wren and 3 Marsh Wrens.
A possible Scissor-tailed Flycatcher was reported from the Camp Nelson
Cemetery, south of Nicholasville, on approximately September 28th. No
further details are available on this report and there have been no known
follow-up observation attempts.
4 Wilson's Phalaropes were reported belatedly from September 22nd in Pike
County. The exact location and other details are not available at this
time.
The fall meeting of the Kentucky Ornithological Society was held from
September 27th through the 29th at Natural Bridge State Resort Park.
Several species of migrant passerine species and a few species of migrant
raptor were observed. Some highlights of these observations include Osprey,
Bald Eagle, Gray-cheeked Thrush, Swainson's Thrush, Tennessee Warbler,
Magnolia Warbler, Blackburnian Warbler, Cape May Warbler, Pine Warbler,
Bay-breasted Warbler, Chestnut-sided Warbler, Summer Tanager, Scarlet
Tanager, and Rose-breasted Grosbeak.
Eurasian Collared-Doves have been observed in 2 new locations since the last
update. On September 27th 2 birds were observed in Kevil near the
Ballard/McCracken County line and on October 1st, 2 birds were observed at
Plano in Warren County. These reports may or may not be the result of the
expansion of established groups at nearby La Center and Bowling Green
respectively.
There have been numerous reports of migrants from across the state. Other
species reported and not previously mentioned include:
· Lincoln's Sparrow in Logan County,
· Mourning, Canada, Blue-winged and Golden-winged Warblers in Warren County,
· Ovenbird, Black-throated Green Warbler, and Yellow-bellied Sapsucker in
Barren County,
· Gray-cheeked Thrush in Berea,
· Forster's Terns, Caspian Terns, Great Egrets and Lesser Black Backed Gull
at Jonathan Creek in Marshall County,
· And a few species of common shorebird at 2 -3 locations throughout the
state.
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 & TG Bennett
Russellville, KY
Logan County
bennetts@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
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