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Cassie Crawford and I drove all over Lexington and the surrounding areas
yesterday looking for the Snowy Owl. We went everywhere from near Winchester
to near Nicholasville to near the Airport, making a BIG sweep through the
countryside. There had been two people at her school who thought they had seen
it -- one (rather credible ID skills) who had seen it in Winchester a few days
before the guy here near Andover (very creidible ID skills) saw it, and one
(questionable ID skills) who thought she saw it off New Circle near Harrodsburd
Rd the day after. But we were unseccessful in our hunt to find it. No other
sightings to report.
We did, however, spot a field sparrow behind the airport near the armory.
Picture attached. We hear they're rare, though it seems not as rare nor elusive
as the Snowy.
Also, we're officially dedicating the Barn Owl House we're putting up at Talon
Winery (7086 Tates Creek Road in Lexington) next weekend at 1:00pm on Sunday,
February 16th. Everyone is welcome. This is part of a National Audubon
Society collaborative funding grant that the Buckley Hills Audubon Society has
co-funded with assistance from Home Depot. The project aims to put Barn Owl
Houses up at as many local wineries as funding and winery willingness will
allow. After Sunday's dedication, please also join us for a Talon wine tasting
($5 per person). Talon is also a decent place to backyard bird count-- last
time we were out there we saw a number of different waterfowl on the small
ponds.
Tony Brusate
President, Buckley Hills Audubon Society
Lexington KY
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