The beautiful weather didn't slow down any migrants for us to see, but it was a fabulous day to be out and tally 90 species. highlights: 7 r-b grosbeaks blue grosbeak 5 swallow spp (inc martins) 2 great horned owls, flushed and seen 7 solitary sandpipers bobolink swainson's thrush green and great blue herons both tanagers both orioles warblers included worm-eating, ovenbird, kentucky, palm, pine, common yell-throat, yellow-throated, l. waterthrush, chat, prairie, parula, yellow 1 purple finch 3 white-crowned sparrows five years ago, we had only one known location where we could reliably find tree swallows. today we found them at 4 locations, including a nesting pair in a bluebird box in my wife's school yard. also, bluebirds were everywhere. this may be the most we've had in ten years. blue jay populations are way up from the past two springs; hopefully they'll continue to bounce back from west nile. enjoy the spring, Steve Kistler ================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