- RBA * Kentucky * Statewide * November 30, 2002 * KYKY02.11.30 - Birds Mentioned Pacific Loon Review Species Long-tailed Duck Sandhill Crane American Golden-Plover Eurasian Collared-Dove Common-Ground Dove First State Record Short-eared Owl Rufous Hummingbird Review Species Eastern Phoebe Lapland Longspur Brewer's Blackbird - Transcript Hotline: Kentucky Sponsor: The Kentucky Ornithological Society, http://www.biology.eku.edu/kos.htm Date: November 30, 2002 Number: (502) 326-0878 To Report: (502) 326-0878 or bennetts@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Coverage: Kentucky and Southern Indiana Compiled: 9:00 PM, EST, November 30, 2002 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 November 30, 2002 at 9:00 PM EST. The highlights of this update are: the continued presence of a Common Ground-Dove in Fulton County, the continued presence of a Western Grebe on Lake Cumberland, and Rufous Hummingbirds in Bowling Green and Danville. The Common Ground Dove continues to be observed at the south end of Lake #9. This location is in extreme SW Fulton County, just about ½ mile north of the Tennessee Line and adjacent to the Mississippi River levee. The bird has been observed several times this week on the dirt farm lane that runs between the levee and the Lake. Often the bird has been observed on the dirt lane adjacent too the small clump of saplings along its north edge. The bird was last observed on the afternoon of November 30th. The following address has the approximate location of the dirt lane marked with a red x: http://www.topozone.com/map.asp?z=16&n=4043314&e=285394. The Western Grebe continues its visit to Lake Cumberland and was observed again on November 27th. The Grebe continues to be located at the end of Waitsboro Road in southern Pulaski County. This bird has now been present for several weeks. At least 2 of the 4 Rufous Hummingbirds recently reported in Kentucky continue to be present. The Bowling Green bird at the home of Jackie and Diane Elmore was still present as of midweek and is confirmed to be a female. The Danville Rufous Hummingbird is at the home of Neil and Ginny Eklund and was present as recently as November 27th and is confirmed to be an immature male. Other birds of interest reported recently include: Sandhill Cranes and Lapland Longspurs from various locations in the state, a Pacific Loon and a Long-tailed Duck above Kentucky Dam on November 24th, Short-eared Owls in Boyd County, an Eastern Phoebe in Daviess County, an American Golden Plover and 2 Brewer's Blackbirds in Warren County, and a Eurasian Collared-Dove in Henderson 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 Bennett Russellville, KY 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