I went to the Louisville Nature Center before work yesterday for a few minutes and again in the evening for a few hours. I didn't see anything too spectacular, and lighting was bad for identification, but the birds were out and it was nice to just be out after a long absence. Birds seen in the morning not seen in the evening were Common Nighthawk, Black-and-White Warbler and a very fidgety Vermivora sp. I never got a good look at that I thought might be a Nashville Warbler. The list: Beargrass Creek State Nature Preserve, Jefferson, US-KY Sep 17, 2012 5:45 PM - 7:32 PM Protocol: Traveling 0.25 mile(s) Comments: constant light drizzle, no wind 32 species Canada Goose X heard from nearby zoo Red-shouldered Hawk 1 Mourning Dove 8 Chimney Swift 12 Red-bellied Woodpecker 1 Downy Woodpecker 1 Northern Flicker 2 Great Crested Flycatcher 1 Blue Jay 6 American Crow 4 Carolina Chickadee 6 Tufted Titmouse 4 White-breasted Nuthatch 1 House Wren 2 Carolina Wren 4 Swainson's Thrush 8 the light was terrrible for identifying thrushes- i saw one that I thought might be a Gray-cheeked but was inconclusive because I couldn't get enough light on it. I never positively identified a single thrush to species until I got back to the car and one strolled away from my car as I was leaving. American Robin 150 Gray Catbird 4 Northern Mockingbird 2 Brown Thrasher 4 Tennessee Warbler 1 Common Yellowthroat 1 Hooded Warbler 1 American Redstart 1 Magnolia Warbler 2 Chestnut-sided Warbler 1 Eastern Towhee 1 Northern Cardinal 4 Rose-breasted Grosbeak 1 actually sang once- first time I have heard that in fall Common Grackle 45 House Finch 1 American Goldfinch 1 Michael Autin Louisville, KY ================NOTES TO SUBSCRIBERS============== When posting on BIRDKY, please close posts with your first and last name and your address (city or county). * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * To post on BIRDKY, send e-mail to: birdky@xxxxxxxxxxxxx * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Visit the KOS website at http://www.biology.eku.edu/kos/default.htm * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Visit the KOS Photo Page to view photos of birds recently sighted in Kentucky: http://www.flickr.com/groups/kentucky_ornithological_society/pool * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * To unsubscribe, send e-mail to: birdky-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'unsubscribe' in the Subject line. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * BIRDKY List Manager: Gary Ritchison. E-mail: gary.ritchison@xxxxxxx