I drove around western Hend. Co. this morning looking for shorebirds.
Not much to report.
I checked Sand Slough along West Franklin Road, Horseshoe Road slough, Grassy
Pond/Powells Lake area, Fluddle along U’town Mt. Vernon Road, KY1574 fuddles.
Highlights:
1 Greater Yellowlegs at GP/PL fluddle.
1 Great Egret at KY1574 fluddle
24 Canda Geese at HRs
1 Purple Martin at HRs
Besides the Greater Yellowlegs, the only other shorebirds were Killdeer.
KY Horseshoe Road sloughs, Henderson, Kentucky, US
Jun 8, 2018 7:40 AM - 8:00 AM
Protocol: Traveling
0.3 mile(s)
11 species
Canada Goose 24
Mallard 3
Killdeer 5
American Crow X
Horned Lark 4
Purple Martin 1 JPG
Tree Swallow 1
Song Sparrow 1
Dickcissel 2
Red-winged Blackbird X
Common Grackle (Bronzed) X
View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/view/checklist/S46396617 ;
<https://ebird.org/view/checklist/S46396617>
This report was generated automatically by eBird v3 (http://ebird.org ;
<http://ebird.org/>)
KY Sloughs WMA - Grassy Pond/Powells Lake, Henderson, Kentucky, US
Jun 8, 2018 8:40 AM - 8:45 AM
Protocol: Stationary
1 species
Greater Yellowlegs 1 JPG
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<https://ebird.org/view/checklist/S46396671>
This report was generated automatically by eBird v3 (http://ebird.org ;
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KY Mill Pond Rd (1574) slough, Henderson, Kentucky, US
Jun 8, 2018 9:08 AM - 9:23 AM
Protocol: Traveling
0.25 mile(s)
3 species
Hooded Merganser 3 JPG
Great Blue Heron (Blue form) 1
Great Egret 1 JPG
View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/view/checklist/S46396761 ;
<https://ebird.org/view/checklist/S46396761>
This report was generated automatically by eBird v3 (http://ebird.org ;
<http://ebird.org/>)
Charlie
Henderson Co.
