[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, 27 Oct 2002 21:49:20 -0600
- RBA
* Kentucky
* Statewide
* October 27, 2002
* KYKY0210.27
- Birds Mentioned
Common Loon
American White Pelican
American Bittern
Merlin
Sora
Black-bellied Plover
American Golden-Plover
Greater Yellowlegs
Lesser Yellowlegs
Spotted Sandpiper
Least Sandpiper
Pectoral Sandpiper
Dunlin
Long-billed Dowitcher
Phalarope Species
Franklin's Gull
Bonaparte's Gull
Common Tern
Forster's Tern
Eurasian Collared-Dove
Common Nighthawk
Western Kingbird Review Species
Sedge Wren
Marsh Wren
Orange-crowned Warbler
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Palm Warbler
Le Conte's Sparrow
Nelson's Sharp-tailed Sparrow Review Species
Lincoln's Sparrow
- Transcript
Hotline: Kentucky
Sponsor: The Kentucky Ornithological Society,
http://www.biology.eku.edu/kos.htm
Date: October 27, 2002
Number: (502) 326-0878
To Report: (502) 326-0878 or bennetts@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Coverage: Kentucky and Southern Indiana
Compiled: 10:00 PM, EDT, October 27, 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 27, 2002 at 10:00 PM EDT.
The highlights of this update are: late migrant shorebirds, a possible
Western Kingbird in Fulton County, and a report on the KOS/BBC Field Trip to
the Soughs Wildlife Management Area.
Migrant shorebirds continue to be reported in a variety of locations. Since
the last update, McElroy Lake in Warren County has hosted at least 12
species. Some highlights from McElroy Lake include: 2 Black-bellied
Plovers, 3 American Golden plovers, 12 Long-billed Dowitchers, and 150
Dunlins on October 24th. A total of 11 shore birds species were recorded
that day. Similar species were reported there on October 22nd with a Merlin
at nearby Chaney Lake. A Phalarope species was observed at McElroy Lake on
October 21st. This bird was either a Red Phalarope or a Red-necked
Phalarope. The bird left the area before it could be positively identified.
Jonathan Creek in Marshall County has hosted a few species of shorebirds and
water bird species recently. About 260 Forster's Terns were present on
October 27th along with a few Bonaparte's Gulls, Dunlin, and Pectoral
Sandpipers. As many as 180 Forster's Terns had previously been observed at
Jonathan Creek on October 24th and a Franklin's Gull, a Common Tern and 3
species of common shorebird were present on October 22nd.
Fishing Creek in Pulaski County has also hosted a few shorebirds. On
October 22 Greater Yellowlegs, 3 Spotted Sandpipers, 4 Dunlin, and 2 Least
Sandpipers were present.
A KOS/BBC Field Trip to the Sloughs Wildlife Management Area on October
20th, yielded several birds of interest. Participants were treated to 1
American Bittern, 5 Soras, 1 Sedge Wren, 10+ Marsh Wrens, 1 Le Conte's
Sparrow, and 3 Nelson's Sharp-tailed Sparrows. A few species of common
shorebird and waterfowl were also observed as was a Orange-crowned Warbler.
Birders on Green River Reservoir have reported 6 Common Loons, 7 Bonaparte's
Gulls, and a few species of common waterfowl. On October 26th, 25 American
White Pelicans were observed below Smithland Dam and an additional 50 were
seen near Barkley Dam. 1 Franklin's Gull was also observed near Smithland
Dam and 2 were observed at Kentucky Dam. The usual raft of mixed diving
duck species is reported to be building on Lake Barkley above the dam and
winter gull species are beginning to return to the area as well.
A possible Western Kingbird was reported just north of the intersection of
KY 94 and KY Business 94 near Hickman on October 23rd. This is presumed to
be the junction on the west side of Hickman, but the report was not
specific. This report is in need of documentation for the KBRC. Birders in
the Fulton area on October 27th failed to find this individual. However,
they did observe Eurasian Collared-Dove, Greater Yellowlegs, Lesser
Yellowlegs, and a Lincoln's Sparrow.
Other birds of interest reported since the last update include a Common
Nighthawk in Jefferson County, a Virginia Rail in Muhlenberg County, and a
Lincoln's Sparrow in Logan County. Warbler migration is essentially
complete with the advent of large flocks of Palm Warblers and Yellow-rumped
Warblers.
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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