- RBA * Kentucky * Statewide * April 22, 2003 * KYKY04.04.22 - Birds Mentioned American White Pelican Pelecanus erythrorhynchos American Bittern Botaurus lentiginosus Great Egret Ardea alba Snowy Egret Egretta thula Little Blue Heron Egretta caerulea Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis Sora Porzana carolina Semipalmated Plover Charadrius semipalmatus Greater Yellowlegs Tringa melanoleuca Lesser Yellowlegs Tringa flavipes Solitary Sandpiper Tringa solitaria Spotted Sandpiper Actitis macularia Upland Sandpiper Bartramia longicauda Dunlin Calidris alpina Stilt Sandpiper Calidris himantopus Short-billed Dowitcher Limnodromus griseus Wilson's Snipe Gallinago delicata Caspian Tern Sterna caspia Chuck-will's-widow Caprimulgus carolinensis Eastern Kingbird Tyrannus tyrannus White-eyed Vireo Vireo griseus Warbling Vireo Vireo gilvus Philadelphia Vireo Vireo philadelphicus Red-eyed Vireo Vireo olivaceus Cliff Swallow Petrochelidon pyrrhonota House Wren Troglodytes aedon Wood Thrush Hylocichla mustelina Blue-winged Warbler Vermivora pinus Golden-winged Warbler Vermivora chrysoptera Nashville Warbler Vermivora ruficapilla Yellow Warbler Dendroica petechia Yellow-throated Warbler Dendroica dominica Cerulean Warbler Dendroica cerulea Prothonotary Warbler Protonotaria citrea Worm-eating Warbler Helmitheros vermivorus Ovenbird Seiurus aurocapillus Kentucky Warbler Oporornis formosus Summer Tanager Piranga rubra Scarlet Tanager Piranga olivacea Blue Grosbeak Passerina caerulea Orchard Oriole Icterus spurius Baltimore Oriole Icterus galbula - Transcript Hotline: Kentucky Sponsor: The Kentucky Ornithological Society, http://www.biology.eku.edu/kos.htm Date: April 22, 2003 Number: (502) 326-0878 To Report: (502) 326-0878 or benn5609@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Coverage: Kentucky and Southern Indiana Compiled: 11:00 PM, EDT, April 22, 2003 Transcriber/Compiler: Mark Bennett E-mail: benn5609@xxxxxxxxxxxxx This is the Kentucky Bird Line, sponsored by the Kentucky Ornithological Society. This update is current as of April 22, 2003 at 11:00 PM EDT. The highlights of this update are: Scissor-tailed Flycatcher below Barkley Dam, Upland Sandpiper in Barren County, and spring migration reports. A single Scissor-tailed Flycatcher was observed below Barkley Dam on April 20, 2003. The bird was observed near the restroom on the east side of the Cumberland River below the dam. This is the same general area where a pair of Scissor-tailed Flycatchers raised at least one (1) brood last year. An Upland Sandpiper was observed in northeastern Barren County on April 14, 2003. No other details are available for this individual. Spring migration is picking up steam with many species reported for the first time this week. A partial list these species includes Caspian Tern, Chuck-Will-Widow, Cliff Swallow, Eastern Kingbird, House Wren, Warbling Vireo, Red-eyed Vireo, Philadelphia Vireo, White-eyed Vireo, Wood Thrush, Blue-winged Warbler, Yellow Warbler, Kentucky Warbler, Nashville Warbler, Yellow-throated Warbler, Cerulean Warbler, Prothonotary Warbler, Ovenbird, Worm-eating Warbler, Summer Tanager, Scarlet Tanager, Orchard Oriole, Baltimore Oriole, and Blue Grosbeak. Most of these species have been reported from a variety of locations from across the state. Shorebirds continue to move through the state. On April 19, eight (8) species of shorebird were observed at the Sloughs WMA including 225 Lesser Yellowlegs and 65 Greater Yellowlegs. Soras were also noted that day. On April 22, Clifty Pond in Pulaski County hosted five (5) species of common shorebird including unspecified numbers of Greater and Lesser Yellowlegs, Spotted Sandpiper, Solitary Sandpiper, and Wilson's Snipe. Morgan's Pond in Christian County continued to hold some water as of April 16 and hosted seven species of shorebird including unspecified numbers of Dunlin. Three (3) other species of shorebird were in the general area including Semipalmated Plover. Also on April 16 at the Obion WMA in Fulton County, a Stilt Sandpiper, a Short-billed Dowitcher and about 400 common shorebirds were present. Other birds of interest reported this week include 2 American Bitterns at Chaney Lake in Warren County, about 75 American White Pelicans above Barkley Dam, and unspecified numbers of Great Egret, Cattle Egret, Snowy Egret, and Little Blue Heron at the Kuttawa rookery island in Lake Barkley. Thanks for calling the Kentucky Bird Line. You may leave a report after the tone. Please include your name, the date, the location, and the time of your observation when filing a report. If your report contains rare or out of season species, please send appropriate documentation to the KBRC Lee McNeely, Secretary Post Office Box 463 Burlington, KY 41005 More information about the KBRC and KOS may be found at the KOS web site at http://www.biology.eku.edu/kos.htm. - End Transcript Mark Bennett 113 Iroquois Circle Russellville, KY 42276 Logan County benn5609@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ================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