[birdky] RPT: Otter Creek Park CBC 20 Dec 2007 results
- From: "Palmer-Ball, Brainard (EPPC OOS KNPC)" <Brainard.Palmer-Ball@xxxxxx>
- To: "BIRDKY" <birdky@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 26 Dec 2007 12:30:55 -0500
Five observers in three parties tallied a pretty impressive list of 70
species on the Otter Creek Park CBC on December 20th. The day was cloudy
and cool. Highlights included small numbers of Double-crested Cormorants
and Horned Grebes on Doe Valley Lake; a Merlin near Ekron in Meade Co.;
5 Eurasian Collared-Doves in Flaherty, Meade Co.; all 7 woodpeckers
including surprising numbers of Red-headed Woodpeckers (21); high
numbers of Blue Jays (344); a House Wren on Ft. Knox, Meade Co.; a flock
of American Pipits west of Flaherty; and a Palm Warbler with a flock of
bluebirds east of Flaherty. Thanks to the participants: Jane & Pat Bell,
Eddie Huber, and Del Striegal.
The Red-headed Woodpeckers and Blue Jays must have been focusing in on a
heavy crop of red oak acorns; however, many other passerines were quite
low in numbers. I thought I had noticed a good crop of cedar berries on
some trees in central Kentucky this summer, but berry-eaters were in
short supply (only 2 Hermit Thrushes, 74 American Robins, 1 Cedar
Waxwing, and 10 Yellow-rumped Warblers), and I didn't see a cedar tree
with berries all day. Other species including White-throated Sparrows
and Dark-eyed Juncos seemed to be greatly reduced in numbers as well,
suggesting that the results of this past April's freeze and the summer
drought are going to greatly decrease numbers of many wintering
seed-eaters.
bpb, Frankfort
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