[birdky] Western Ky.
- From: "Eddie and Jennifer Huber" <edandjenhuber@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: "BirdKY" <birdky@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 7 Apr 2009 14:23:04 -0400
Jennifer and I birded the western Ky. area from April 4-6. While there
experiencing almost golf ball size hail, a tornado warning and downpour of rain
all mostly at Lake # 9 area. Roads to Swan Pond and the Obion area were under
water.
Some of the highlights were:
wood ducks
gadwall
american wigeon 2 at long point
blue wing teal
green wing teal
shovlers
hooded mergs.
northern bobwhite 8 at Barkley Dam area
common loons many scattered throughout Ky and Barkley lakes
white pelicans 275+ at barkley dam area and 56 at Ky. dam
snowy egret 1 at roads 94 and 1282 area on April 5th
cattle egret 1 Lake # 9 area April 5th
sandhill cranes 30 fly over in Hickman area
golden plovers 15+ at Kough and Brown Rd.
greater yellowlegs
lesser yellowlegs
least sandpiper
pect's
snipe
bonaparte gull 50 at Barkley dam, honker bay- 42 possible many more off in the
distance
caspian terns
eur. collared dove
all woodpeckers
fish crow
horned lark
blue gray gnatcatchers
Warblers:
parula
yellow at Travis WMA
yellow rump
black throated green
yellow throated
la. waterthrush
Eddie Huber
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