- RBA * Kentucky * Statewide * July 28, 2002 * KYKY0207.28 - Birds Mentioned Common Loon Pied-billed Grebe Great Egret Wood Duck Mississippi Kite Solitary Sandpiper Spotted Sandpiper Semipalmated Sandpiper Western Sandpiper Least Sandpiper Pectoral Sandpiper Black Tern Eurasian Collared-Dove Scissor-tailed Flycatcher Review Species - Transcript Hotline: Kentucky Sponsor: The Kentucky Ornithological Society, http://www.biology.eku.edu/kos.htm Date: July 28, 2002 Number: (502) 326-0878 To Report: (502) 326-0878 or bennetts@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Coverage: Kentucky and Southern Indiana Compiled: 5:00 PM, EDT, July 28, 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 28, 2002 at 5:00 PM EDT. The highlights of this update are: the continued presence of Scissor-tailed Flycatchers in Lyon County and a report of a Tri-colored Heron in Pike County. The nesting pair of Scissor-tailed Flycatchers continues to be observed below Barkley Dam. Due to the height of the nest, essentially nothing is known about its contents. The most recent observation was on July 27th when both adults were observed on and around the nest itself. The nest is located in a utility tower below the dam on the Lyon County side of the River. On July 19th, a single Tri-colored Heron was reported along Johnson Creek in Pike County. The bird has not bee relocated and no further details are available on this bird. Another interesting sighting from Eastern Kentucky was the observation of 3 Common Loons on Cave Run Lake on July 21st. Fall migration is beginning to pick up a little steam, but shorebird habitat is scarce in the state. Reports of migrant shorebirds this week include: a.. 7 species of migrant shorebird at a pond just north of the Reelfoot National Wildlife Refuge including 50 Least Sandpipers, 15 Stilt Sandpipers, 3 Western Sandpipers, & 150 Pectoral Sandpipers, b.. 5 species of migrant shorebirds at Paradise/Peabody Wildlife Management Area including 4 Pectoral Sandpipers and 6 Semipalmated Sandpipers, c.. 3 Species of migrant shorebirds at Fishing Creek in Pulaski County including about 10 Pectoral Sandpipers and about 10 Spotted Sandpipers, and d.. A Stilt Sandpiper at Meng Pond in Warren County, A spotted Sandpiper at Minor Clark Fish Hatchery in Rowan County, and a Solitary Sandpiper at a pond in Logan County. Other species of interest reported this week Include 5 Black Terns a 3 Great Egrets and a Pied-billed Grebe at the TVA Paradise Lake, the first report of a Eurasian Collared-Dove at Barbourville in Knox County, and Mississippi Kites, common wading species, and 72 Wood Ducks at various locations in Fulton County. 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 ================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