Melissa and I spent Saturday birding in Fulton County. Highlights were: Mississippi Kites -23 including one on the nest at Long Point Black-necked stilt -5 Least Tern -5 Eurasian Colored Dove Loggerhead Shrike Dickcissel - everywhere we turned Painted Bunting Sunday has been a relaxing windless day to kayak on Blood River. Highlights here include: DC Cormorant - they sure are pretty in their breeding clothes! Green Heron Wood Duck Hooded Merganser Red-shouldered Hawk Chimney Swift Tree Swallow Prothonotary Warbler Louisiana Waterthrush and the list goes on.... Hap Murray, KY ================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