Western Henderson Co., Henderson, US-KY Dec 17, 2011 6:35 AM - 10:35 AM Protocol: Traveling 15.0 mile(s) Comments: Briefly met with Mark Monroe and freinds near Muddy Slough. Birded the Sloughs, and Burbank Road along Jenny Hole/Highland Creek Unit of the Sloughs. Stayed out of the woods: to many deer hunters. Most other possible locations were not accessible due to high water. 38 species Highlight: 1 female Indigo Bunting. Snow Goose 3000 Thousands arose and dispersed at dawn from Hardy Slough and Muddy Slough, at the Sloughs WMA. Canada Goose X Tundra Swan 2 at Wood Tract south. Gadwall X American Wigeon X Mallard X Northern Shoveler X Great Blue Heron X Bald Eagle 4 Cooper's Hawk 1 Red-shouldered Hawk 3 Red-tailed Hawk 5 American Kestrel X American Coot X Killdeer X Wilson's Snipe 35 at Wood Tract, hunkered down waiting for warmth Mourning Dove X Red-bellied Woodpecker X Downy Woodpecker X Northern Flicker X Blue Jay X American Crow X Carolina Chickadee X Tufted Titmouse X White-breasted Nuthatch X Eastern Bluebird X European Starling X Yellow-rumped Warbler 1 Eastern Towhee 3 Field Sparrow 6 Song Sparrow 10 Swamp Sparrow 5 White-throated Sparrow 6 Northern Cardinal X Indigo Bunting 1 female along Burbank Road. Confirmed with Pix. Red-winged Blackbird X Common Grackle X American Goldfinch X This report was generated automatically by eBird v3 (http://ebird.org) Charlie Henderson Co. ================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