[birdky] KY BIRDLINE
- From: "Marsh, Scott" <SMarsh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <BirdKY@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>, <gary.ritchison@xxxxxxx>, <Mansmithf@xxxxxxx>, <beckhambc@xxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 3 Jan 2006 10:30:37 -0500
- RBA
* Kentucky
* Statewide
* January 3, 2006
* KYKY04.04.22
- Birds Mentioned:
Blue-headed Vireo
Indigo Bunting
Sedge Wren
Le Conte's Sparrow
Purple Finch
Rufous Hummingbird
American White Pelican
Ross's Goose
Canada Goose
Tundra Swan
Greater Scaup
Barn Owl
Short-eared Owl
- Transcript
Hotline: Kentucky
Sponsor: The Kentucky Ornithological Society,
http://www.biology.eku.edu/kos.htm
Date: January 3, 2006
Number: (502) 326-0878
To Report: (502) 326-0878 or smarsh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Coverage: Kentucky and Southern Indiana
Compiled: 11:00 AM, EDT, January 3, 2006
Transcriber/Compiler: Scott Marsh
E-mail: smarsh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
This is the Kentucky Bird Line, sponsored by the Kentucky Ornithological
Society. This update is current as of January 3, 2006 at 11:00 AM EDT.
The highlights of this update are:
The Christmas bird Counts have located a few unusual birds over the past
week. A BLUE-HEADED VIREO was seen near the dam of Green river Lake on
the 29th. Also noted in the parks camp grounds was a flock of
approximately 60 PURPLE FINCH.
An INDIGO BUNTING was counted on the Somerset CBC on the 31st; the
location of which has not been reported yet.
LECONTE'S SPARROW and SEDGE WRENS were counted in the Ballard WMA on the
29th.
A BARN OWL was observed in Calloway County on the 31st. And a
SHORT-EARED OWL was flushed from a field of corn stubble in Logan
county.
Open waters has allowed for a good variety of water fowl. GREATER SCAUP
were noted from Green River Lake, Campbellsville City Lake, and Lake
Herndon outside Russellville. Approximately 48 TUNDRA SWANS were seen at
the sloughs of Henderson County on the south side of highway 268.
AMERICAN WHITE PELICANS were seen in Ballard and 254 were observed in
Calloway County. And the CACKLING CANADA GOOSE was seen on 3 counts:
Ballard, Green River, and Calloway. The Ballard count also had 2 ROSS'S
GEESE.
Thanks for calling the Kentucky Bird Line. You may leave a report after
the tone. Please include your name, the date, the location, and the
time of your observation when filing a report. If your report contains
rare or out of season species, please send appropriate documentation to
the
KBRC
Lee McNeely, Secretary
Post Office Box 463
Burlington, KY 41005
More information about the KBRC and KOS may be found at the KOS web site
at http://www.biology.eku.edu/kos.htm.
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