- RBA * Kentucky * Statewide * December 29, 2002 * KYKY02.12.29 - Birds Mentioned Greater White-fronted Goose (Anser albifrons) Snow Goose (Chen caerulescens) Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) Golden Eagle (Aquila chrysaetos) Merlin (Falco columbarius) Sandhill Crane (Grus canadensis) Least Sandpiper (Calidris minutilla) Dunlin (Calidris alpina) Red-headed Woodpecker (Melanerpes erythrocephalus) Eastern Phoebe (Sayornis phoebe) Horned Lark (Eremophila alpestris) Marsh Wren (Cistothorus palustris) Eastern Bluebird (Sialia sialis) American Pipit (Anthus rubescens) American Tree Sparrow (Spizella arborea) Vesper Sparrow (Pooecetes gramineus) Fox Sparrow (Passerella iliaca) White-crowned Sparrow (Zonotrichia leucophrys) - Transcript Hotline: Kentucky Sponsor: The Kentucky Ornithological Society, http://www.biology.eku.edu/kos.htm Date: December 29, 2002 Number: (502) 326-0878 To Report: (502) 326-0878 or bennetts@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Coverage: Kentucky and Southern Indiana Compiled: 7:00 PM, EST, December 29, 2002 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 December 29, 2002 at 7:00 PM EST. The highlights of this update are summaries of recent Christmas Bird Counts. Christmas Bird Count Season has past the mid-point and most reports to the Kentucky Bird Line this week are from these Counts. On December 22, the Bernheim Forrest Count was held in Bullitt and Nelson Counties. Highlights based on partial results of this count include: 1 Golden Eagle, 3 Bald Eagles, 10 Sandhill Cranes, an Eastern Phoebe and a Palm Warbler. On December 23, 4 observers participated in the Ballard Wildlife Management Area Count, mostly in Ballard County. Highlights of the Ballard CBC include 2,000+ Snow Geese, 140 Greater White-fronted Geese, 29 Bald Eagles, 2 Eastern Phoebes, 1 Marsh Wren, and 2 Le Conte's Sparrows. Large numbers of Red-headed Woodpeckers were also observed on this count. At least 4 Christmas Bird Counts were held on December 28th. Some selected highlights of each count follow: * Burlington: 2 Brewer's Blackbirds, 1 Loggerhead Shrike, and 2 Eastern Phoebes, * Calloway County (partial results): 1 Merlin, and unspecified numbers of Bald Eagles, Dunlin, and Least Sandpipers, * Hart County: 62 species including 2 Bald Eagles, 42 White-crowned Sparrows, and 76 Eastern Bluebirds, and * Olmstead: 3 Yellow-bellied Sapsuckers, 5 Loggerhead Shrikes, 235 Horned Larks, 15 American Pipits, and 34 Lapland Longspurs. Other birds of possible interest reported since the last update of the Kentucky Bird Line include: Fox Sparrows in Harrison and Logan Counties, Brown Thrasher in Logan County, and Vesper Sparrow and American Tree Sparrow in Harrison 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