[birdky] The Kentucky Bird Line
- From: "bennetts" <bennetts@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: "Monroe, Rhonda" <rsmonroe@xxxxxxx>,"Ritchison, Gary" <gritchis@xxxxxxxxxxx>,"Bell, Jane & Pat" <beckhambc@xxxxxxx>,"BIRDCENTRAL" <BIRDCNTR@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>,"BIRDKY" <birdky@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sun, 21 Jul 2002 20:35:10 -0500
- RBA
* Kentucky
* Statewide
* July 21, 2002
* KYKY0205.01
- Birds Mentioned
Pied-billed Grebe
Least Bittern
Yellow-crowned Night-Heron
Canvasback
Ring-necked Duck
Mississippi Kite
Greater Yellowlegs
Solitary Sandpiper
Spotted Sandpiper
Least Sandpiper
Pectoral Sandpiper
Stilt Sandpiper
Eurasian Collared-Dove
Willow Flycatcher
Scissor-tailed Flycatcher Review Species
Bell's Vireo
Blue-winged Warbler
Cerulean Warbler
Black-and-white Warbler
American Redstart
- Transcript
Hotline: Kentucky
Sponsor: The Kentucky Ornithological Society,
http://www.biology.eku.edu/kos.htm
Date: July 21, 2002
Number: (502) 326-0878
To Report: (502) 326-0878 or bennetts@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Coverage: Kentucky and Southern Indiana
Compiled: 9:30 PM, EDT, July 21, 2002
Transcriber/Compiler: Mark Bennett
E-mail: bennetts@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
This is the Kentucky Bird Line, sponsored by the Kentucky Ornithological
Society. This update is current as of July 21, 2002 at 9:30 PM EDT. The
highlights of this update are: the continued presence of Scissor-tailed
Flycatchers at Barkley Dam, Least Bitterns at Peabody Wildlife Management
Area, a new location for Eurasian Collared-Doves, and early fall shorebird
migrants.
The Scissor-tailed Flycatcher nest below Barkley Dam remains active as of
July 20, 2002. On that date, a brief stop by birders led to the observation
of 1 of the adults visiting the nest. The status of the nest itself is
unknown and there have been no further reports since the last Kentucky Bird
Line update. The nest is located in a utility structure on the east side of
the Cumberland River below Barkley Dam.
Six (6) Least Bitterns were observed by canoe in a lake in the Sinclair Unit
of the Peabody Wildlife Management Area in Muhlenberg County. The birds
were in a large lake that has previously hosted this species. It is located
along the major haul road that runs northwest of KY 176. Also observed in
the Management Area were 2 Mississippi Kites, 1 Willow Flycatcher, and 1
Bell's Vireo. The nearby Ash Basin at the Paradise Steam Plant produced 7
Least Sandpipers, 12 Pectoral Sandpipers, and a Greater Yellowlegs. All of
these observations were made on July 20th.
Migrant shorebirds were also observed at the Sloughs Wildlife Management
Area in Henderson County and at Morgan's Pond in Christian County over the
past week. On July 18th, 5 species of migrant shorebird highlighted by
25-30 Least Sandpipers, 25-30 Pectoral Sandpipers, 10 Solitary Sandpipers
and 5 Spotted Sandpipers were observed. Also observed at the Sloughs were a
Pied-billed Grebe, 2 Willow Flycatchers, a Mississippi Kite, and 3
Yellow-crowned Night-Herons. On July 15th, Morgan's Pond was reported to be
quite small but still yielded several species of shorebirds and vagrant
waterfowl. Shorebirds present included 1 Stilt Sandpiper 75 Least
Sandpipers, 30 Pectoral Sandpiper and 3 other common species. Other birds
of note include a Canvasback, a Ring-billed Duck, and a Pied-billed Grebe.
Eurasian Collared-doves were reported in 2 new locations for the state this
week. The most noteworthy report is of a pair of birds observed 3 times
over a 10 day period on a farm in Harrison County. Regrettably exact
details as to this location are lacking. A single Eurasian Collared-Dove
was observed in Glasgow on July 16th in the area of US 31W. While this is
not the first Barren County record, the species have not previously been
reported in Glasgow. Finally, 2 Eurasian Collared-doves were observed north
of Bowling Green near the Corvette plant. These birds have been observed
for about 3 weeks at this location. As with the Harrison County location,
further details are lacking.
Several nice summer residents have been reported from Pike County in the
last week, including Cerulean Warbler, Black-and-White Warbler, Blue-winged
Warbler, and American Redstart.
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 & TG Bennett
Russellville, KY
Logan County
bennetts@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
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