[ask] Report: Spindletop Farm

  • From: David Lang <de_lang@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: ASK Freelists <ask@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>, BIRDKY Freelists <birdky@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Sat, 17 Oct 2015 23:37:11 +0000 (UTC)

ASK/CKAS had a walk Saturday morning out to Spindletop Farm. Beautiful day to 
be out and got some nice birds, including two Nelson's Sparrows, three 
Grasshopper Sparrows, a Northern Harrier, two rails a Virginia and a Sora, and 
a Snipe. Also had a Great Blue Heron that caught and ate a vole.
Some photos at: https://www.flickr.com/photos/lang-photoshare/?
David LangScott County

Spindletop Research Farm, Fayette, Kentucky, US
Oct 17, 2015 8:10 AM - 11:30 AM
Protocol: Traveling
3.5 mile(s)
Comments:    David Lang, Merle Wasson, Mike Norman, Mark Tower, Stratton 
Hatfield, Phil ?, Theresa Noel, Nancy Braun, Terri Lusk, Linda Glass, Butch 
Glass
33 species

Pied-billed Grebe  2
Great Blue Heron  2
Turkey Vulture  1
Northern Harrier  1
Cooper's Hawk  2
Red-tailed Hawk  2
Virginia Rail  1    Flushed while walking field. Rail shape with long bill. Not 
a Snipe.
Sora  1
Killdeer  30
Wilson's Snipe  1
Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon)  300
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker  1
American Kestrel  2
American Crow  1
Horned Lark  10
House Wren  2
Winter Wren  1
Ruby-crowned Kinglet  1
Eastern Bluebird  4
American Robin  1
European Starling  20
Palm Warbler  2
Grasshopper Sparrow  3    <a 
href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/lang-photoshare/21635491264/in/dateposted-public/";
 title="Grasshopper Sparrow 0Y5A2965et"><img 
src="https://farm1.staticflickr.com/684/21635491264_9064f78c07_z.jpg" ;
alt="Grasshopper Sparrow 0Y5A2965et" /></a>
<a 
href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/lang-photoshare/22258232815/in/dateposted-public/";
 title="Grasshopper Sparrow 0Y5A2950et"><img 
src="https://farm1.staticflickr.com/626/22258232815_517058d4d7_z.jpg" ;
alt="Grasshopper Sparrow 0Y5A2950et" /></a>
Nelson's Sparrow  2    2 observed at the same time. photo available by one of 
the group.
https://scontent-iad3-1.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xap1/t31.0-8/12091207_748361611976487_2197863689577329992_o.jpg
White-throated Sparrow  1
Savannah Sparrow  70    <a 
href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/lang-photoshare/22232110946/in/dateposted-public/";
 title="Savannah Sparrow 0Y5A2982et"><img 
src="https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5817/22232110946_c21a6984bd_z.jpg" ;
alt="Savannah Sparrow 0Y5A2982et" /></a>
Song Sparrow  25
Swamp Sparrow  20
Red-winged Blackbird  20
Eastern Meadowlark  30
Brown-headed Cowbird  1
American Goldfinch  8
House Sparrow  3

View this checklist online at 
http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S25448747

This report was generated automatically by eBird v3 (http://ebird.org)


Other related posts:

  1. Home
  2. birdcky
  3. Archive
  4. 10-2015