[birdky] Western Kentucky and Yardbirds

Highlights from a trip along the Mississippi River on 25 August 2008 included 
17 species of shorebirds and are listed below.  Most of the shorebirds were 
gorgeous juveniles.

MISSISSIPPI RIVER/CARLISLE COUNTY
Blue-winged Teal
Semipalmated Plover (few)
Lesser Yellowlegs (2)
Solitary Sandpiper (few)
Spotted Sandpiper (10+)
Semipalmated Sandpiper (55+ w/ 1 adult)
Western Sandpiper (~20 juvs)
Least Sandpiper (220+ w/ 75% juvs)
Baird's Sandpiper (9 juvs)
Pectoral Sandpiper (~12 adults)
Stilt Sandpiper (2 juvs)
Short-billed Dowitcher (2 juvs)

A 3' long Western Cottonmouth

FULTON COUNTY

UPPER HICKMAN BOTTOMS
Semipalmated Plover
Black-necked Stilt (14 including 10 juvs)
American Avocet 
Greater Yellowlegs
A few Solitary, Spotted, Least, and Pectoral Sandpipers

The bridge at Hickman is closed for repairs and scheduled to be reopened in 3 
weeks.

ISLAND 8 SLOUGH
Great Egret (1600+) 
Few Snowies and Little Blues
Black-bellied Plover (adult)
Long-billed Dowitcher (2 adults)
Few other common shorebirds

LAKE 9
Blue-winged Teal (10)

Mississippi Kites and Fish Crows 

Yardbirds of interest the past few days include:

Acadian Flycatcher (A pair of recently fledged juvs perched together on a 
branch.  Interestingly, one flicked its tail repeatedly while its sibling never 
did during the 5 or so minutes I watched them.

WARBLERS
Blue-winged
American Redstart
Prothonotary
Worm-eating 
Northern Waterthrush
Kentucky 
Canada

Hummingbird numbers have been at a late summer peak for about a week now.

David L. Roemer
Bowling Green, Ky.










      
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