Have been able to get out a little before work the past couple of mornings. The species composition has changed dramatically between this morning and Wednesday. Many of the warblers that were here have pushed on and thrushes were extremely numerous this morning (most were calling, many times doing abbreviated versions of their songs). Below are some species of note. 5/4 Nashville- Berea Blackpoll- Berea N. Waterthrush- Catalpa Bay-breasted- Berea Philly Vireo- Berea Chuck-will-widow- Owsley Fork YB Chat- two males doing odd call, sounded almost like part of a Golden Eagle call A. Woodcock- displaying male at Owsley 5/5 Black-throated Blue- Fort Boonesborough Bobolink- 8 males, Grasslands around Whitehall Greater Yellowlegs- Whitehall Grasshopper Sparrow- Whitehall Ruddy Duck- Single Female, Whitehall 5/6 Swainson's Thrush- 6 at Berea Gray-cheeked Thrush- Berea Veery- Berea Dickcissel- off Berea Road, between Richmond and Berea Bobolink- same location as dickcissel Grasshopper Sparrow- Duncannon Blue Grosbeak- 3 males, Duncannon Henslow's Sparrow- Duncannon Savannah Sparrow- Duncannon Whip and Chuck- Berea Andy ================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