Below are some highlights of birding in western Boone County on July 12: Petersburg gravel pits and farm ponds Great Blue Heron (1) Green Heron (2) Canada Goose (3) Wood Duck (35) Mallard (5) Hooded Merganser (1) Killdeer (5) Lesser Yellowlegs (2) Spotted Sandpiper (1) Least Sandpiper (4) Bank Swallow (80+) East Bend Power Plant Double-crested Cormorant (2) Great Blue Heron (5) Green Heron (3) Canada Goose (70+) Mallard (5) Wood Duck (1) Killdeer (8) Least Sandpiper (1) Belted Kingfisher (family group) Cliff Swallow (75+ at nests) Bank Swallow Blue Grosbeak (1 pair feeding yng) Grasshopper Sparrow Lee McNeely __________________________________________________________________ McAfee VirusScan Online from the Netscape Network. Comprehensive protection for your entire computer. Get your free trial today! http://channels.netscape.com/ns/computing/mcafee/index.jsp?promo=393397 Get AOL Instant Messenger 5.1 free of charge. Download Now! http://aim.aol.com/aimnew/Aim/register.adp?promo=380455 __________________________________________________________________ McAfee VirusScan Online from the Netscape Network. Comprehensive protection for your entire computer. Get your free trial today! http://channels.netscape.com/ns/computing/mcafee/index.jsp?promo=393397 Get AOL Instant Messenger 5.1 free of charge. Download Now! http://aim.aol.com/aimnew/Aim/register.adp?promo=380455 ================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