As I was walking across campus (with a group of hopefully not-too-rowdy 6th
graders), some of us witnessed a startling sight. A hawk (probably
Sharp-Shinned) flew almost in front of us - about 20 ft. off the ground - with
something BRIGHT RED in its talons. This HAD to be a male cardinal!! (Right
color and size). Of course I did not have my binoculars.
Years ago, when I took an ornithology class at UK (Wayne Davis, professor), our
class did a field study of cardinal territories on campus. How ironic that
THIS cardinal may have been a descendant of the one my partner (Pat Danridge)
and I followed around. Its territory included Memorial Hall!
My students and I were right beside Memorial Hall today when the hawk flew in
front of us. I thought it landed in a blue spruce, but the kids said they
could see it 'in the window' (there are louvered openings in the bell tower;
this may be where they meant). This happened at about 10:30 in the morning.
We couldn't stick around and look for it, because we had to keep up with our
group and our itinerary.
Terri Koontz
Science Teacher
Morton Middle School
From: ask-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:ask-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of ;
David Lang
Sent: Friday, November 12, 2010 10:30 AM
To: ASK Freelists
Subject: [ask] Spindletop Walk this Saturday
We have a walk scheduled for this Saturday out at Spindletop. We will be
meeting at 8:00 AM at the McDonald's by Newtown Pike and the Interstate. We
will be in the overflow parking lot on the other side of McDonald's from
Newtown Pike.
We also have an outing planned to Muscatatuck NWR on Sunday 11/21. We will be
meeting at the Bakhaus Building at 1500 Leestown Rd. Please call Terri Koontz
to confirm participation (268-9125 or 559-8713).
The Christmas Bird Count is quickly approaching and we are looking for people
who want to participate. We have need for people to canvas areas as well as
people who are willing to feeder watch (provided you ar within the count
circle). If you are interested please contact David Lang at
de_lang@bellsouth,net<mailto:de_lang@bellsouth,net> or 502-867-1118. He will
need to know how you want to participate, your birding level and contact
information including email address and phone number(s).
If you have participated in the past and plan on doing so again, please let me
know what area you covered last year and if you are planning on covering the
same area again.
I also need to know if you participated last year and are not planning on
participating this year so that we can get someone else to cover the area.
Good Birding
David Lang
