- RBA * Kentucky * Statewide * April 14, 2003 * KYKY03.04.14 - Birds Mentioned Double-crested Cormorant Phalacrocorax auritus American Bittern Botaurus lentiginosus Great Egret Ardea alba Green Heron Butorides virescens Wood Duck Aix sponsa Bufflehead Bucephala albeola Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator Ruddy Duck Oxyura jamaicensis Bald Eagle Haliaeetus leucocephalus Broad-winged Hawk Buteo platypterus Ruffed Grouse Bonasa umbellus Virginia Rail Rallus limicola Sora Porzana carolina American Coot Fulica americana American Golden-Plover Pluvialis dominica Greater Yellowlegs Tringa melanoleuca Least Sandpiper Calidris minutilla Pectoral Sandpiper Calidris melanotos Wilson's Snipe Gallinago delicata Bonaparte's Gull Larus philadelphia Chimney Swift Chaetura pelagica Ruby-throated Hummingbird Archilochus colubris Yellow-throated Vireo Vireo flavifrons Blue-headed Vireo Vireo solitarius Northern Parula Parula americana Black-throated Green Warbler Dendroica virens Pine Warbler Dendroica pinus Prairie Warbler Dendroica discolor Black-and-white Warbler Mniotilta varia Hooded Warbler Wilsonia citrina Vesper Sparrow Pooecetes gramineus - Transcript Hotline: Kentucky Sponsor: The Kentucky Ornithological Society, http://www.biology.eku.edu/kos.htm Date: April 14, 2003 Number: (502) 326-0878 To Report: (502) 326-0878 or benn5609@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Coverage: Kentucky and Southern Indiana Compiled: 11:00 PM, EDT, April 14, 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 14, 2003 at 11:00 PM EDT. The highlights of this update are: a report on the recent field trip to the Sloughs Wildlife Management Area and returning spring migrants and summer residents. On Saturday, April 12, 22 observers recorded 76 species in and adjacent too the Sloughs Wildlife Management Area in Henderson County. Highlights of the KOS/Beckham Bird Club joint trip included 2 Virginia Rails, 15+ Soras, 2 American Bitterns, 3 Great Egrets, 3 Adult Bald Eagles and some eaglets, 2 Vesper Sparrows, and unspecified numbers of American Pipits. Eleven species of waterfowl and 8 species of shorebird were also observed. Little Bee Rock, in eastern Pulaski County, recorded the first reports of the season for Hooded Warbler, Yellow-throated Vireo, and Broad-winged Hawk on April 14. Other species of interest observed include Northern Parula, Black-and-White Warbler, Pine Warbler, Blue-headed Vireo, Black-throated Green Warbler, Blue-headed Vireo, and Ruffed Grouse. Other species were also reported for the first time of the season recently, including a Northern Parula in Hancock County on April 7, a Ruby-throated Hummingbird in Calloway County on April 7, Chimney Swifts in Logan County on April 9, and a Prairie Warbler in Livingston County on April 13. McElroy Lake is now dry, but small numbers of American Golden Plover, American Pipit, Greater Yellowlegs, Least Sandpiper, Pectoral Sandpiper, Wilson's Snipe, American Coot, and Ruddy Duck were observed earlier this week. Minor Clark Fish Hatchery in Rowan County also produced a few waterfowl earlier this week including a few Bufflehead, Red-breasted Merganser, and Wood Duck. Double-crested Cormorants, a Bonaparte's Gull, and a Green Heron were also observed. 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