Haven't seen anything too crazy here but just a few interesting things. However I just got back from tour with my band all across most of the Eastern United States and Midwest that has left me with several questions (sorry not Kentucky related):what are Ring-necked Pheasants doing in downtown Detroit, a Scissor-tailed Flycatcher doing in Murphysboro, Tennesse, and is it common to see a small group of Manx Shearwaters on a populated beach in Downtown Boston? Now for Kentucky related stuff. Sunday, June 30, Bernheim Forest 6:00-8:30pm Green Heron- very cooperative imm. Canada Goose- at least 500- good grief Purple Martin-6 or so over Big Meadow Pine Warbler-1 imm. Blue Grosbeak-several scolding from the meadow-what a neat sight so close to home Henslow's Sparrow- 2 calling- when I first went here in 1993 the only grassland birds of note were Common Yellowthroat and Field Sparrows-exciting! non-avian: Stinkpot Turtle- I've wanted to see one in the wild as long as I can remember! Thursday, July 3, Jefferson Memorial Forest 5:30-7:30pm Ruby-throated Hummingbird-1 first I've seen in awhile Wood Thrush-heard White-eyed Vireo- Horine Reservation on top of Holsclaw Hill Kentucky Warbler- heard Horine Common Yellowthroat 5 +-Horine Hooded Warbler -1 singing with such great variation of notes I thought I was on the trail of an American Redstart! Yellow-breasted Chat -3 lovely birds, probably the best place in the county for it(if someone can correct me on that statement please do, I will probably spend more time there) Thursday, July 10, Cherokee Park 7:30-8:15pm Black-crowned Night-Heron-4 Green Heron-2 calling and being chased by jays Common Nighthawk-a few at dusk Great-crested Flycatcher-heard Cedar Waxwings- 20+ at Big Rock parking lot Yellow-throated Warbler- I have been trying to find evidence of them nesting there the last couple of summers but admittedly haven't really gotten out during peak hours or days. I found it quietly singing its song in a sycamore on Park-Boundary road where the creek crosses under the pavement. What an awesome sight to stand in front of a building in Germantown and in the 20 minutes I'm out there see overhead a flock of Purple Martins, Common Nighthawks, Black-crowned Night-Herons, and a lone Great Egret pass over me. The inner city has never been this birdy in summer before! Please write back if you can answer any of the above questions. It was not a very birdy tour but these birds and their relative locations puzzled me. Good Birding,Michael AutinLouisville, KY _________________________________________________________________ The i’m Talkaton. Can 30-days of conversation change the world? http://www.imtalkathon.com/?source=EML_WLH_Talkathon_ChangeWorld