- RBA * Kentucky * Statewide * June 2, 2004 * KYKY04.04.22 - Birds Mentioned: Hooded Merganser Mississippi Kite Black-bellied Plover White-rumped Sandpiper Dunlin Chuck-will's-widow Golden-winged Warbler Connecticut Warbler Canada Warbler Bobolink Purple Finch - Transcript Hotline: Kentucky Sponsor: The Kentucky Ornithological Society, http://www.biology.eku.edu/kos.htm Date: June 2, 2004 Number: (502) 326-0878 To Report: (502) 326-0878 or smarsh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx Coverage: Kentucky and Southern Indiana Compiled: 7:00 AM, EDT, June 2, 2004 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 June 2, 2004 at 7:00 AM EDT. The highlights of this update are: Late spring migrants this week include a single CONNECTICUT WARBLER, and a single CANADA WARBLER in Jefferson County. Also in Jefferson last week were 2 PURPLE FINCHES. McElroy Lake was host to 15 BLACK-BELLIED PLOVER, 5 WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPER, and 4 DUNLIN on the 24th. Of interest in the breeding bird category were 2 broods of HOODED MERGANSER in Ballard WMA, seen on the 26th. A CUCK-WILL'S-WIDOW nest was located in Fleming County this week. 2 male BOBOLINK were observed in flight display on Stringtown Road in Bourbon County. And the state first 2 GOLDEN-WINGED WARBLER nests have been recorded. Lastly on the 26th a MISSISSIPPI KITE was seen on Lower Douglas Lake in Hardin County, and several BANK SWALLOWS were observed in the Ballard WMA. 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. - End Transcript ================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