[TN-Bird] Fork-tailed flycatcher in Kansas
- From: Oligobird@xxxxxxx
- To: tn-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Mon, 26 Apr 2004 14:57:20 EDT
Ralph and Kay had a terrific trip to Quivera and Cheyenne Bottoms this month.
The highlight was a fork-tailed flycatcher, independently observed by us both
as follows:
I am not sure if this is important enough for someone there to be interested.
While birding at Quivera/Cheyenne the last two weks we both (independently)
observed a fork-tailed flycatcher. The details are as follows:
Wednesday April 21, 8.25 AM. Sunny day. Mile marker 194, at the junction of
Hwy. 50 and hwy. 281, St. John, Kansas (Stafford Co.). Ralph drove to a
store,
saw bird cross road in flight, settle on wire and turn face front. Returning
to camp, immediately identified bird using Sibley.9.30 AM, sent Kay to
independently check. She observed bird from stopped car with binoculars and
confir,ed
ID. As it happens, a pair of scissor tail flycatchers and a Loggerhead Shrike
were in the same vicinity, the only even possible misidentifications. 10.30
both failed to see the bird again. There had been continous heavy south winds
for several days, and a very severe gale on Sunday April 18, 2004.
Credentials: Both birders for life ( Kay 62, Ralph 71), Kay VP of local bird
club, Ralph birded on 6 Continents, US life list over 400, retired
professional biologist.
It might be useful for this info. to be forwarded to Kansas contacts (we have
none).
The other notables were very large numbers of pelicans, ruddy ducks and eared
grebes. Wilson's phallarope (feeding and copulating, confirms the females are
the showy ones!) Brewer's sparrow, and several other life birds for us both.
We saw 117 species plus 1 ostrich.
Ralph and Kay Brinkhurst Wilson Co. TN.
3750 Cainsville rd, Lebanon 37090
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