Hello everyone, Sorry for the delay, but I am just getting around to posting the results of the first ever Dewey Lake Midwinter Bird Count near Prestonsburg, KY. The count was held on Dec. 27th, and 5 participants showed up. A total of 18 party hours were logged, resulting in 48 species and 1321 individuals. It turned out to be a great day, a little cold at first, but warming up for the evening. Much thanks to those who participated. Here is the list of species observed: Canada Goose 41 Gadwall 4 Mallard 6 Ring-necked Duck 1 Wild Turkey 44 Pied-billed Grebe 1 Double-crested Cormorant 1 Great Blue Heron 14 Bald Eagle 1 Northern Harrier 2 Cooper's Hawk 1 Red-tailed Hawk 9 American Kestrel 6 Killdeer 7 Rock Pigeon 15 Mourning Dove 19 Great Horned Owl 1 Belted Kingfisher 7 Red-bellied Woodpecker 1 Downy Woodpecker 9 Northern Flicker 11 Pileated Woodpecker 10 Eastern Phoebe 2 Blue Jay 23 American Crow 440 Carolina Chickadee 39 Tufted Titmouse 25 White-breasted Nuthatch 12 Carolina Wren 15 Golden-crowned Kinglet 2 Eastern Bluebird 42 Hermit Thrush 1 American Robin 6 Northern Mockingbird 7 European Starling 85 Eastern Towhee 3 Chipping Sparrow 40 Field Sparrow 3 Song Sparrow 82 Swamp Sparrow 5 White-throated Sparrow 72 Dark-eyed Junco 28 Northern Cardinal 79 Red-winged Blackbird 22 Eastern Meadowlark 6 Purple Finch 5 American Goldfinch 58 House Sparrow 8 also: 7 Bull elk hanging out together just before dusk! Cheers, Troy Evans Lovely, KY Martin Co. ================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