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Thick-billed Lark,©Tony Disley

9 May Re: Ringed turtle-dove ["Millie" ]
9 May FW: Ringed turtle-dove [linda craiger ]
9 May Re: Rose Breasted Grosbeak [Terry Anderson ]
9 May Ringed turtle-dove [linda craiger ]
9 May Re: RBA. Brown-headed nuthatch near Ky. Dam ["Ben Yandell" ]
9 May yard birds [Dennie & June ]
9 May Re: female RB Grosbeaks ["Hargis, David (EPPC DNR DOC)" ]
9 May female RB Grosbeaks [Nicole McClure ]
9 May Rose Breasted Grosbeak ["Hargis, David (EPPC DNR DOC)" ]
9 May RBA. Brown-headed nuthatch near Ky. Dam ["Ben Yandell" ]
8 May yard activity [Marilee Thompson ]
08 May Re: BKY-RFI ["Paula Trafton" ]
8 May McElroy Lake [tom durbin ]
8 May Birdwalk 5/8/08 [linda craiger ]
8 May BKY-RFI []
8 May Re: Finally.. ["Millie" ]
8 May Re: Finally.. ["Millie" ]
8 May Re: RBA: 5 fulvous whistling-ducks ["Ben Yandell" ]
8 May Middle Creek Park and Road, Boone County [Terry Anderson ]
8 May McElroy Lake [tom durbin ]
8 May Re: RBA: 5 fulvous whistling-ducks ["Ben Yandell" ]
8 May Finally.. ["Millie" ]
8 May Adair County count ["Roseanna" ]
8 May RBA: 5 fulvous whistling-ducks ["Ben Yandell" ]
8 May white throated sparrow [Roberta Burnes ]
8 May RPT: Shorebird melee at McElroy ["Palmer-Ball, Brainard (EPPC OOS KNPC)" ]
8 May Re: W-T Sparrow Question ["Lyneart" ]
7 May W-T Sparrow Question ["Czirr, Zach J" ]
7 May New to the list. ["Dawn" ]
7 May Yard birds (Fayette County) ["Czirr, Zach J" ]
7 May Hummingbird Nest [Ryan Ankeny ]
7 May rbgb here ["Susan Lambert" ]
6 May Siskin comes back--again! []
6 May Re: Feeder Question ["Lyneart" ]
6 May Re: Feeder Question ["Linda Bell" ]
6 May Feeder Question ["Millie" ]
6 May must have missed Mark by moments ["Lyneart" ]
5 May McElroy 5 May 2008 [David Roemer ]
5 May RPT: Logan County Waterhole ["Mark & Tommie Gail Bennett" ]
5 May Berea Woods, black-throated blue, 5/5 ["Houghton, Tim" ]
5 May nighthawks ["Sid Easley" ]
5 May Ballard Today ["Scott and Glenda Record" ]
5 May Black tern and ruddy turnstone at McElroy lake []
5 May Bobolinks [Gary Dorman ]
5 May bky: Boone County ["Martin, Don" ]
4 May april ky birds ["Kistlers" ]
5 May Re: INFO: Morgan's Pond visitation and notification of theUSArmy ["Ben Yandell" ]
5 May Re: INFO: Morgan's Pond visitation and notification of the USArmy ["Ben Yandell" ]
4 May Sloughs Sunday [Charles Crawford ]
4 May Re: INFO: Morgan's Pond visitation and notification of the US Army []
4 May amazing weekend ["Kistlers" ]
4 May Beckham Bird Club field trip ["Eddie and Jennifer Huber" ]

Subject: Re: Ringed turtle-dove
From: "Millie" <kymillie AT insightbb.com>
Date: Fri, 9 May 2008 18:02:09 -0500
Speaking of doves, I had one yesterday in the rain and I swear it had a striped 
breast. He/she has not been back to the feeder as far as I know. I got a photo 
and will be posting somewhere for someone to ID. Also will be posting photo of 
another bird that we cannot identify. We at first thought a female cowbird but 
this was too gray and with a narrower head... 


Millie Farmer
St. Matthews, KY
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: linda craiger 
  To: birdky 
  Sent: Friday, May 09, 2008 5:10 PM
  Subject: [birdky] Ringed turtle-dove


 My first ever Ringed Turtle-dove was in my yard for several minutes today. So 
exciting! I think what drew my attention to the bird was that it looked 
"heavier" that the usual doves, so put the binoculars on it & was very 
surprised to see the ring on the back of the neck. Linda Craiger / Glasgow 


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Subject: FW: Ringed turtle-dove
From: linda craiger <lindacraiger AT hotmail.com>
Date: Fri, 9 May 2008 22:34:26 +0000
Terry, you may be correct. Now that I have looked at both pics & description, 
and the bird is now no where in sight, I'm undecided which one it was!! 

Does anyone have any good "qick" guideline to help establish which dove it 
might have been??? Linda Craiger/Glasgow 



From: tpaulanderson AT hotmail.comTo: lindacraiger AT hotmail.comSubject: RE: 
[birdky] Ringed turtle-doveDate: Fri, 9 May 2008 18:24:41 -0400 




You might have seen an Eurasian collared-dove instead, check Sibley's 
bird-guide, they look very similar.Terry AndersonNorthern Anderson County 



From: lindacraiger AT hotmail.comTo: birdky AT freelists.orgSubject: [birdky] Ringed 
turtle-doveDate: Fri, 9 May 2008 22:10:32 +0000 


My first ever Ringed Turtle-dove was in my yard for several minutes today. So 
exciting! I think what drew my attention to the bird was that it looked 
"heavier" that the usual doves, so put the binoculars on it & was very 
surprised to see the ring on the back of the neck. Linda Craiger / Glasgow 


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Subject: Re: Rose Breasted Grosbeak
From: Terry Anderson <tpaulanderson AT hotmail.com>
Date: Fri, 9 May 2008 18:32:22 -0400
I can now join those who have seen RBGs at their feeders, a good looking male 
showed up about a half hour ago, this week also got my FOS blue grosbeak and 
green heron. 


Terry Anderson
Northern Anderson County



> Subject: [birdky] Rose Breasted Grosbeak
> Date: Fri, 9 May 2008 15:02:28 -0400
> From: David.Hargis AT ky.gov
> To: by AT insightbb.com; birdky AT freelists.org
> 
> 
> I just saw my first ever Rose Breasted Grosbeak at my backyard feeder
> this afternoon, very pretty bird and I was able to get pictures. Are
> these birds fairly common?
>  
>  
>  
> DAVID M. HARGIS
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> 375 VERSAILLES ROAD
> FRANKFORT, KY 40601
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> On Behalf Of Ben Yandell
> Sent: Friday, May 09, 2008 2:52 PM
> To: birdky
> Subject: [birdky] RBA. Brown-headed nuthatch near Ky. Dam
> 
> Brainard Palmer-Ball and Mark Monroe just called to say they found a
> cooperative brown-headed nuthatch in the Sheriff's Boys and Girls Camp /
> tree nursery area. Seen on right side of Sheriff's entrance road in
> loblolly pines. Calling frequently. 
> 
> Ben and Mary Yandell
> Louisville
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Subject: Ringed turtle-dove
From: linda craiger <lindacraiger AT hotmail.com>
Date: Fri, 9 May 2008 22:10:32 +0000
My first ever Ringed Turtle-dove was in my yard for several minutes today. So 
exciting! I think what drew my attention to the bird was that it looked 
"heavier" that the usual doves, so put the binoculars on it & was very 
surprised to see the ring on the back of the neck. Linda Craiger / Glasgow 

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Subject: Re: RBA. Brown-headed nuthatch near Ky. Dam
From: "Ben Yandell" <by AT insightbb.com>
Date: Fri, 9 May 2008 21:51:48 +0000
We located the bird a few minutes ago. At first, on the right side of the road 
through the pines. It was silently searching up and down a pine trunk. It 
stopped and preened for a bit, which let us take some quick pictures. It then 
searched around some more and then flew across the road to the left stand of 
pines. It isn't calling much right now, and we have not found it again (yet). 


To reach the area: As you come to the end of Kentucky Dam headed west, follow 
the sign right to the Kentucky Sheriffs' Boys and Girls Ranch. Then immediate 
left at the next sign. Very short drive, then turn right just before the sign 
over the road into the actual ranch. The pines are then on the left and right 
sides of the road in a hundred yards or so. 

-----Original Message-----
From: Ben Yandell 

Date: Fri, 09 May 2008 18:51:44 
To:birdky 
Subject: [birdky] RBA. Brown-headed nuthatch near Ky. Dam


Brainard Palmer-Ball and Mark Monroe just called to say they found a 
cooperative brown-headed nuthatch in the Sheriff's Boys and Girls Camp / tree 
nursery area. Seen on right side of Sheriff's entrance road in loblolly pines. 
Calling frequently. 


Ben and Mary Yandell
Louisville
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Subject: yard birds
From: Dennie & June <djkoon AT peoplepc.com>
Date: Fri, 9 May 2008 16:42:15 -0400 (EDT)
Sat outside yesterday and saw all the usuals. Also spotted a Baltimore oriole 
nest woven with parts of a blue tarp. Mom and dad going back and forth guarding 
the nest. Also a pair of Orchard Orioles building a nest in the oak in front of 
my house. A blakpoll warbler spent a few minutes in the oak and a White crowned 
sparrow on the ground under a honeysuckle bush. Haven't noticed any little 
heads popping out of either nest yet hopefully soon though. 


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Subject: Re: female RB Grosbeaks
From: "Hargis, David (EPPC DNR DOC)" <David.Hargis AT ky.gov>
Date: Fri, 9 May 2008 15:41:33 -0400
I had my first hummer on Monday afternoon but that was the first and
last time I have saw him.  The nectar was probably 5 days old so I made
up some new but he has been a no show as far as I know. I went home for
lunch today and looked out at the feeder and a bird flew off that I
didn't recognize so I went on about my business and checked back
frequently out the window and was careful not to scare anything that may
be out there and eventually the RBG showed back up and I was able to get
his picture. I thought it was pretty cool to see something I had never
seen before. Good luck with the hummers.

 

 

 

 

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TRAINING COORDINATOR

DIVISION OF CONSERVATION

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On Behalf Of Nicole McClure
Sent: Friday, May 09, 2008 3:32 PM
To: birdky AT freelists.org
Subject: [birdky] female RB Grosbeaks

 

I still have at least 2 male RB Grosbeaks hanging out at the feeder. But
yesterday was the first time I have seen females around. I saw 2 female
RB Grosbeaks sitting on the power lines/phone lines that go from the
back of our house to the pole. I believe I had scared them away from the
feeder when I parted the curtain to take a peak outside.

I still haven't seen any hummers...I have 2 feeders up. 

Nicole McClure
Lexington, KY

 

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Subject: female RB Grosbeaks
From: Nicole McClure <racehoss00 AT yahoo.com>
Date: Fri, 9 May 2008 12:31:36 -0700 (PDT)
I still have at least 2 male RB Grosbeaks hanging out at the feeder. But 
yesterday was the first time I have seen females around. I saw 2 female RB 
Grosbeaks sitting on the power lines/phone lines that go from the back of our 
house to the pole. I believe I had scared them away from the feeder when I 
parted the curtain to take a peak outside. 


I still haven't seen any hummers...I have 2 feeders up. 

Nicole McClure
Lexington, KY


 
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Subject: Rose Breasted Grosbeak
From: "Hargis, David (EPPC DNR DOC)" <David.Hargis AT ky.gov>
Date: Fri, 9 May 2008 15:02:28 -0400
I just saw my first ever Rose Breasted Grosbeak at my backyard feeder
this afternoon, very pretty bird and I was able to get pictures. Are
these birds fairly common?
 
 
 
DAVID M. HARGIS
PROGRAM COORDINATOR
TRAINING COORDINATOR
DIVISION OF CONSERVATION
375 VERSAILLES ROAD
FRANKFORT, KY 40601
PHONE 502-573-3080
fax         502-573-1692
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-----Original Message-----
From: birdky-bounce AT freelists.org [mailto:birdky-bounce AT freelists.org]
On Behalf Of Ben Yandell
Sent: Friday, May 09, 2008 2:52 PM
To: birdky
Subject: [birdky] RBA. Brown-headed nuthatch near Ky. Dam

Brainard Palmer-Ball and Mark Monroe just called to say they found a
cooperative brown-headed nuthatch in the Sheriff's Boys and Girls Camp /
tree nursery area. Seen on right side of Sheriff's entrance road in
loblolly pines. Calling frequently. 

Ben and Mary Yandell
Louisville
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Subject: RBA. Brown-headed nuthatch near Ky. Dam
From: "Ben Yandell" <by AT insightbb.com>
Date: Fri, 9 May 2008 18:51:44 +0000
Brainard Palmer-Ball and Mark Monroe just called to say they found a 
cooperative brown-headed nuthatch in the Sheriff's Boys and Girls Camp / tree 
nursery area. Seen on right side of Sheriff's entrance road in loblolly pines. 
Calling frequently. 


Ben and Mary Yandell
Louisville
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Subject: yard activity
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Date: Thu, 8 May 2008 18:33:12 -0700 (PDT)




Subject: Re: BKY-RFI
From: "Paula Trafton" <paula.trafton AT wku.edu>

Date: Thu, 08 May 2008 20:25:13 -0500


Our Grosbeaks love our safflower seeds. I threw some on the ground as well as 
the feeders, and 

we had about 10 males/females eating the seeds upon the ground like crazy. Hope 
this helps. 

Paula
Warren County

On Thu, 8 May 2008 16:48:03 -0400
  wrote:
> Hello --A few minutes ago I spotted a male Rose-breasted Grosbeak at my 
backyard feeder 

in the Highlands area of Louisville, Ky. This is the third year for their 
visits. Other than the 

sunflower seeds which are in abundant supply are there other foods they would 
enjoy? Thanks. 



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Subject: McElroy Lake
From: tom durbin <jtdurb AT yahoo.com>

Date: Thu, 8 May 2008 18:07:05 -0700 (PDT)


My trip to McElroy this morning was so good I just had
to
return this evening. A beautiful rainbow appeared over
the lake just as I arrived and the shorebird numbers
had
increased. There are now 18 Wilson's Phalaropes, up
from
14 this morning. I also spotted a Black-necked Stilt
that
was not there this morning. Dozens of Dowitchers
continue
to be present along with hundreds of Least sandpipers
and
Semipalmated Plovers. 

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Bowling Green


 
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Subject: Birdwalk 5/8/08
From: linda craiger <lindacraiger AT hotmail.com>

Date: Thu, 8 May 2008 21:21:17 +0000


Bird walk at Barren River State Park from 7:30 - 9:30, under cloudy skies, 
today had the following: 

 
Turkey Vulture
D/C Cormorant
Great Blue Heron
Green Heron
Killdeer
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Eastern Wood-Pewee (h)
Eastern Phoebe
Great Crested Flycatcher (h)
Eastern Kingbird (many)
Blue Jay
Crow
Tree Swallow
Barn Swallow
Carolina Chickadee
Tirmouse
Carolina Wren
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
Eastern Bluebird
American Robin
Starling
Cedar Waxwing
Prairie Warbler
Prothonotary Warbler
Yellow-breasted Chat (h)
Summer Tanager
Chipping Sparrow
Cardinal
Blue Grosbeak
Indigo Bunting
Cowbird
Orchard Oriole
Baltimore Oriole
Goldfinch
House Sparrow
 
(h) - heard only. There were 5 people in this walk for the Mary Wood Weldon 
Library in Glasgow. 

 
Linda Craiger / Glasgow 
 
 
 
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Subject: BKY-RFI
From: <ston4100 AT bellsouth.net>

Date: Thu, 8 May 2008 16:48:03 -0400


Hello --A few minutes ago I spotted a male Rose-breasted Grosbeak at my 
backyard feeder in the Highlands area of Louisville, Ky. This is the third year 
for their visits. Other than the sunflower seeds which are in abundant supply 
are there other foods they would enjoy? Thanks. 





Subject: Re: Finally..
From: "Millie" <kymillie AT insightbb.com>

Date: Thu, 8 May 2008 15:48:07 -0500


PLUS the hummer just this minute returned after a two week absence. A big 
bonus.. Millie 

  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Millie 
  To: BIRDKY 
  Sent: Thursday, May 08, 2008 3:23 PM
  Subject: [birdky] Re: Finally..


 I cannot believe it. I actually have a flock of RB grosbeaks! 4 males and 4 
females... This rainy day has been great for feeder birds. Also had a Carolina 
wren (first I have seen recently) at that platform feeder, as well as cowbirds 
:-( and the usual doves, which keep everything at bay. 


 In the backyard today, besides the above, male and female cardinals, house 
wrens, gold finches, house finches, usual sparrows, starlings :-(, crows, blue 
jay, mockingbird, titmouse, chickadees, downy woodpecker, robins. One of these 
days I will get a nuthatch, 


 Our resident Cooper's hawk flew over, surveying the situation. He could have a 
feast here today. 


  Millie Farmer, Suburban birder
  St. Matthews, KY 
    ----- Original Message ----- 
    From: Millie 
    To: BIRDKY 
    Sent: Thursday, May 08, 2008 9:20 AM
    Subject: [birdky] Finally..


 A pair of male RB grosbeaks, plus a female, on the feeders here in inner St. 
Matthews this morning. Also while watching two house wrens build their new home 
earlier this week, we were surprised by a beautiful white-crowned sparrow... 
Saw him once, never again. Also have not seen a hummer for a couple of weeks, 
since FOS at the feeder in late April... 


    Millie Farmer   
    St. Matthews, KY




Subject: Re: Finally..
From: "Millie" <kymillie AT insightbb.com>

Date: Thu, 8 May 2008 15:23:06 -0500


I cannot believe it. I actually have a flock of RB grosbeaks! 4 males and 4 
females... This rainy day has been great for feeder birds. Also had a Carolina 
wren (first I have seen recently) at that platform feeder, as well as cowbirds 
:-( and the usual doves, which keep everything at bay. 


In the backyard today, besides the above, male and female cardinals, house 
wrens, gold finches, house finches, usual sparrows, starlings :-(, crows, blue 
jay, mockingbird, titmouse, chickadees, downy woodpecker, robins. One of these 
days I will get a nuthatch, 


Our resident Cooper's hawk flew over, surveying the situation. He could have a 
feast here today. 


Millie Farmer, Suburban birder
St. Matthews, KY 
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Millie 
  To: BIRDKY 
  Sent: Thursday, May 08, 2008 9:20 AM
  Subject: [birdky] Finally..


 A pair of male RB grosbeaks, plus a female, on the feeders here in inner St. 
Matthews this morning. Also while watching two house wrens build their new home 
earlier this week, we were surprised by a beautiful white-crowned sparrow... 
Saw him once, never again. Also have not seen a hummer for a couple of weeks, 
since FOS at the feeder in late April... 


  Millie Farmer   
  St. Matthews, KY




Subject: Re: RBA: 5 fulvous whistling-ducks
From: "Ben Yandell" <by AT insightbb.com>

Date: Thu, 8 May 2008 17:59:52 +0000


The birds move back and forth between the west end of Open Pond and a muddy 
field along the east side of Midway Rd., north of Midway Church. 


Currently in view. 

Ben and Mary
-----Original Message-----
From: Ben Yandell 

Date: Thu, 08 May 2008 15:21:14 
To:by AT insightbb.com, BIRDKY 
Subject: [birdky] Re: RBA: 5 fulvous whistling-ducks


Ducks are still present. Open Pond is much larger than I'm used to. Ducks 
sleeping now on western edge of pond. They disappeared south for awhile, likely 
on a flooded field somewhere, but now they're back. 


Also in this general area:
4 Wilson's phalaropes
7 black-necked stilts. 
1 black tern
Grasshopper sparrows
Bobolinks

Ben and Mary Yandell
Louisville
-----Original Message-----
From: Ben Yandell 

Date: Thu, 08 May 2008 13:23:41 
To:BIRDKY 
Subject: [birdky] RBA: 5 fulvous whistling-ducks


Taking pictures now. Just west of Open Pond in Fulton Co. . 

Ben and Mary Yandell
Louisville
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Subject: Middle Creek Park and Road, Boone County
From: Terry Anderson <tpaulanderson AT hotmail.com>

Date: Thu, 8 May 2008 13:09:24 -0400




Yesterday I was in the area and birded the above spots. I can add an Eastern 
wood-pewee, a yellow-billed cuckoo, a red-tailed hawk and a broad-winged hawk 
to the list of birds sighted there. 


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Northern Anderson County

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Subject: McElroy Lake
From: tom durbin <jtdurb AT yahoo.com>

Date: Thu, 8 May 2008 09:33:55 -0700 (PDT)


I stopped by McElroy Lake this morning. 5 minutes
after
I arrived a Peregrine had hundreds of shorebirds on
the move. After he departed I found 14 Wilson's
Phalaropes on the west shore. The only thing which I 
found which differed from Brainerd's post was 3
Forster's
Terns and about 30 Black Terns.

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Bowling Green


 
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Subject: Re: RBA: 5 fulvous whistling-ducks
From: "Ben Yandell" <by AT insightbb.com>

Date: Thu, 8 May 2008 15:21:14 +0000


Ducks are still present. Open Pond is much larger than I'm used to. Ducks 
sleeping now on western edge of pond. They disappeared south for awhile, likely 
on a flooded field somewhere, but now they're back. 


Also in this general area:
4 Wilson's phalaropes
7 black-necked stilts. 
1 black tern
Grasshopper sparrows
Bobolinks

Ben and Mary Yandell
Louisville
-----Original Message-----
From: Ben Yandell 

Date: Thu, 08 May 2008 13:23:41 
To:BIRDKY 
Subject: [birdky] RBA: 5 fulvous whistling-ducks


Taking pictures now. Just west of Open Pond in Fulton Co. . 

Ben and Mary Yandell
Louisville
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Subject: Finally..
From: "Millie" <kymillie AT insightbb.com>

Date: Thu, 8 May 2008 09:20:28 -0500


A pair of male RB grosbeaks, plus a female, on the feeders here in inner St. 
Matthews this morning. Also while watching two house wrens build their new home 
earlier this week, we were surprised by a beautiful white-crowned sparrow... 
Saw him once, never again. Also have not seen a hummer for a couple of weeks, 
since FOS at the feeder in late April... 


Millie Farmer   
St. Matthews, KY




Subject: Adair County count
From: "Roseanna" <roseanna AT newwavecomm.net>

Date: Thu, 8 May 2008 09:17:54 -0400


A spring count was held in Adair County on May 6.
Highlights: Great Egret, Sandhill Crane, Least Flycatcher, 5 Vireo species, 2 
singing Veerys, 27 warbler species including Black-thr. Blue, Henslow's 
sparrow, Dickcissel and Bobolink. Complete list below. 


Participants: Roseanna Denton, Gay Hodges, Arlene Morton, Don Pelly, Tom Saya 
and Steve & Barbara Stedman. 


Birding smiles . . . . . 

~Roseanna Denton
Science Hill, Pulaski County

     Canada Goose 13 
      Wood Duck 10 
      Mallard 4 
      Wild Turkey 20 
      Northern Bobwhite 15 
      Great Blue Heron 8 
      Great Egret 1 
      Green Heron 4 
      Black Vulture 59 
      Turkey Vulture 104 
      accipiter species 1 
      Cooper's Hawk 2 
      Red-shouldered Hawk 4 
      Broad-winged Hawk 5 
      Red-tailed Hawk 2 
      American Kestrel 13 
      Sandhill Crane 1 
      Killdeer 24 
      Spotted Sandpiper 5 
      Solitary Sandpiper 7 
      Lesser Yellowlegs 4 
      Least Sandpiper 11 
      American Woodcock 1 
      Rock Pigeon 21 
      Mourning Dove 150 
      Yellow-billed Cuckoo 4 
      Eastern Screech-Owl 3 
      Great Horned Owl 3 
      Barred Owl 6 
      Chuck-will's-widow 6 
      Whip-poor-will 8 
      Chimney Swift 45 
      Ruby-throated Hummingbird 5 
      Belted Kingfisher 4 
      Red-headed Woodpecker 11 
      Red-bellied Woodpecker 42 
      Downy Woodpecker 7 
      Hairy Woodpecker 2 
      Northern Flicker 15 
      Pileated Woodpecker 12 
      Eastern Wood-Pewee 25 
      Acadian Flycatcher 9 
      Least Flycatcher 2 
      Eastern Phoebe 67 
      Great Crested Flycatcher 30 
      Eastern Kingbird 54 
      White-eyed Vireo 118 
      Yellow-throated Vireo 17 
      Blue-headed Vireo 2 
      Warbling Vireo 2 
      Red-eyed Vireo 235 
      Blue Jay 89 
      American Crow 116 
      Purple Martin 217 
      Tree Swallow 14 
      Northern Rough-winged Swallow 22 
      Cliff Swallow 126 
      Barn Swallow 165 
      Carolina Chickadee 45 
      Tufted Titmouse 134 
      White-breasted Nuthatch 19 
      Carolina Wren 83 
      House Wren 8 
      Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 146 
      Eastern Bluebird 85 
      Veery 2 
      Swainson's Thrush 5 
      Wood Thrush 70 
      American Robin 227 
      Gray Catbird 9 
      Northern Mockingbird 77 
      Brown Thrasher 39 
      European Starling 662 
      Cedar Waxwing 3 
      Blue-winged Warbler 15 
      Tennessee Warbler 7 
      Nashville Warbler 1 
      Northern Parula 25 
      Yellow Warbler 21 
      Chestnut-sided Warbler 1 
      Magnolia Warbler 1 
      Cape May Warbler 2 
      Black-throated Blue Warbler 1 
      Yellow-rumped Warbler 8 
      Black-throated Green Warbler 3 
      Blackburnian Warbler 1 
      Yellow-throated Warbler 18 
      Pine Warbler 10 
      Prairie Warbler 109 
      Palm Warbler 10 
      Blackpoll Warbler 12 
      Black-and-white Warbler 6 
      American Redstart 3 
      Prothonotary Warbler 7 
      Worm-eating Warbler 16 
      Ovenbird 40 
      Louisiana Waterthrush 13 
      Kentucky Warbler 37 
      Common Yellowthroat 184 
      Hooded Warbler 19 
      Yellow-breasted Chat 80 
      Summer Tanager 69 
      Scarlet Tanager 29 
      Eastern Towhee 80 
      Chipping Sparrow 141 
      Field Sparrow 138 
      Savannah Sparrow 12 
      Grasshopper Sparrow 15 
      Henslow's Sparrow 4 
      Song Sparrow 108 
      White-throated Sparrow 3 
      White-crowned Sparrow 1 
      Northern Cardinal 214 
      Rose-breasted Grosbeak 9 
      Blue Grosbeak 25 
      Indigo Bunting 427 
      Dickcissel 17 
      Bobolink 34 
      Red-winged Blackbird 337 
      Eastern Meadowlark 227 
      Common Grackle 96 
      Brown-headed Cowbird 63 
      Orchard Oriole 36 
      Baltimore Oriole 5 
      House Finch 8 
      American Goldfinch 79 
      House Sparrow 195 




Subject: RBA: 5 fulvous whistling-ducks
From: "Ben Yandell" <by AT insightbb.com>

Date: Thu, 8 May 2008 13:23:41 +0000


Taking pictures now. Just west of Open Pond in Fulton Co. . 

Ben and Mary Yandell
Louisville
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Subject: white throated sparrow
From: Roberta Burnes <rburnes AT email.uky.edu>

Date: Thu, 8 May 2008 09:17:09 -0400


I heard one or two white-throated sparrows on Tuesday at The Arboretum.

Roberta Burnes
Fayette County


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Subject: RPT: Shorebird melee at McElroy
From: "Palmer-Ball, Brainard (EPPC OOS KNPC)" <Brainard.Palmer-Ball AT ky.gov>

Date: Thu, 8 May 2008 08:15:01 -0400


Yesterday evening I stopped by McElroy Lake on my way to Frankfort and
the shorebird insanity has begun! There was a living carpet of mostly
Semipalmated Plovers across every square foot of mudflat on the west and
southern shores of the lake ... a very gross estimate on my part
suggested there were no less than 600, probably more like 700-800, but I
wouldn't have been surprised if there were 1000 or more ... absolutely
unbelievable sight (and sound from their bickering) for KY. I believe
the Semi Plovers actually outnumbered Least Sandpipers, but the Leasts
were scattered so far and wide on the moist dirt that I could have been
mistaken about that. Other highlights were two American Golden-Plovers
(one of which appeared to be in immaculate breeding plumage!), at least
9 Black-bellied Plovers, 11 very vocal Willets, and at least 80
dowitchers (I made no attempt to estimate numbers of each species but
both species were visually ID'd). I couldn't get thru all of the peeps
but only saw Semis in addition to Least. Yellowlegs numbered maybe 150+
with all but 5-10 Lessers. I saw a few Stilt Sandpipers and Dunlin, but
not many.
 
bpb, Frankfort




Subject: Re: W-T Sparrow Question
From: "Lyneart" <lyneart AT lyneart.com>

Date: Thu, 8 May 2008 04:50:28 -0500


Zach,
    I'm not sure I've seen a WT in the past few days, but I remember seeing 
a few White-crowned Sparrows yesterday.
Frank Lyne frank AT lyneart.com near Dot in Logan County
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Czirr, Zach J" 
To: 
Sent: Wednesday, May 07, 2008 7:34 PM
Subject: [birdky] W-T Sparrow Question


I saw a WT Sparrow this evening near a feeder. I don't believe I've seen one 
this late in the year.

Has anyone else seen them?

-Zach

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Subject: W-T Sparrow Question
From: "Czirr, Zach J" <zjczir2 AT uky.edu>

Date: Wed, 7 May 2008 20:34:40 -0400


I saw a WT Sparrow this evening near a feeder. I don't believe I've seen one 
this late in the year. 


Has anyone else seen them?

-Zach
(Fayette)

Also had in backyard

BT Green Warbler
Yellow Warbler
Warbling vireo
Magnolia warbler *
more RB Grosbeaks

*new to backyard
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Subject: New to the list.
From: "Dawn" <dawn.office AT insightbb.com>

Date: Wed, 7 May 2008 14:30:04 -0400


Good afternoon, I am new to the list, today is my first post! What fun it is
to read your emails about the bird life in the area. I am a novice, but
everyday I learn something new.

Today, I discovered a pair of Cardinals building a nest in the crab apple
tree,  about 20 feet from my office window. Tomorrow the camera comes to
work with me. I cannot wait to see how things progress.

thank you,
Dawn D.
Louisville, Ky




Subject: Yard birds (Fayette County)
From: "Czirr, Zach J" <zjczir2 AT uky.edu>

Date: Wed, 7 May 2008 13:04:31 -0400


Yesterday in the Chevy Chase area:

Eastern Wood-Pewee
RB Grosbeak pairs
Oriole pair
Yellow Rump Warbler
Nashville Warblers-many in the Black Cherry trees
Towhees

...Plumages looking nice this year!

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Subject: Hummingbird Nest
From: Ryan Ankeny <ryan.ankeny AT gmail.com>

Date: Wed, 7 May 2008 09:24:55 -0400


I found a Hummingbird nest at Camp Catalpa in Richmond today.  The  
females was going along the tree limbs collecting lichens and then  
returning to the nest and weaving them together.  Pretty cool.  It  
would be a great digi-scoping opportunity for anyone interested.

Also this weekend I found a cool spot off of I-65 after the  
Shephardsville/Bardstown exit.  Its a warehouse district sort of place  
but also has alot of woods and fields next to it that is good for  
birding.  There was one spot where part of the hill had been blasted  
away and exposed the shale rock, which was being used by a colony of  
Northern Rough-winged Swallows.  Also saw 2 Solitary Sandpipers in the  
same spot.

Ryan Ankeny
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Subject: rbgb here
From: "Susan Lambert" <sclgeographer AT hughes.net>

Date: Wed, 7 May 2008 09:13:28 -0400


rose breasted grosbeaks here at the farm this a.m.  

several at the hanging platform feeder.  

they're gobbling black oil sunflower seed like there's no tomorrow.  

susan


 
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honeystreet farm
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anderson county
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Subject: Siskin comes back--again!
From: kwcoh AT earthlink.net

Date: Tue, 6 May 2008 19:27:16 -0400 (EDT)


One little Pine Siskin appeared at the finch feeder this afternoon. Maybe it 
just likes to be around goldfinches and indigos?? 


Cheers.
Kathy Cohen, Panorama Shores (near Murray, Calloway Co.)
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Subject: Re: Feeder Question
From: "Lyneart" <lyneart AT lyneart.com>

Date: Tue, 6 May 2008 17:05:02 -0500


I bet your elderly friend is too tight to buy 2 shepherd hooks. If he wants to 
be really tight he could make a spare shepherd's hook by duck taping together 3 
pieces of wire from the outer rim of an old set of bed springs. That's what I 
did. 

Frank Lyne frank AT lyneart.com near Dot in Logan County
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Millie 
  To: BIRDKY 
  Sent: Tuesday, May 06, 2008 2:13 PM
  Subject: [birdky] Feeder Question


 I have an elderly friend who wants to use a double Shepherd's crook pole to 
hang a hummingbird feeder on one side and a regular feeder on the other. He 
wants to know if this arrangement will scare off either the hummers or the 
other birds. Or will they use the feeder together. Thanks.... 


  Millie Farmer
  St. Matthews, KY


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Subject: Re: Feeder Question
From: "Linda Bell" <linda AT joyfuldog.com>

Date: Tue, 6 May 2008 13:04:51 -0700


I have this arrangement, a double Shepherd's crook with a hummingbird feeder on 
one side and a large mesh feeder with black oil sunflower on the other, and the 
hummers don't seem discouraged at all. I have an additional hummingbird feeder 
on a single hook so they have two options when competition sets in, but they 
don't hesitate to visit either feeder. 


Linda Bell

----------------------------------------

From: "Millie" 
Sent: Tuesday, May 06, 2008 3:15 PM
To: "BIRDKY" 
Subject: [birdky] Feeder Question 

I have an elderly friend who wants to use a double Shepherd's crook pole to 
hang a hummingbird feeder on one side and a regular feeder on the other. He 
wants to know if this arrangement will scare off either the hummers or the 
other birds. Or will they use the feeder together. Thanks.... 

  
Millie Farmer 
St. Matthews, KY 





Subject: Feeder Question
From: "Millie" <kymillie AT insightbb.com>

Date: Tue, 6 May 2008 14:13:13 -0500


I have an elderly friend who wants to use a double Shepherd's crook pole to 
hang a hummingbird feeder on one side and a regular feeder on the other. He 
wants to know if this arrangement will scare off either the hummers or the 
other birds. Or will they use the feeder together. Thanks.... 


Millie Farmer
St. Matthews, KY




Subject: must have missed Mark by moments
From: "Lyneart" <lyneart AT lyneart.com>

Date: Tue, 6 May 2008 05:48:23 -0500


Alison and I must have left the 739 transient lake moments before Mark arrived. 
This lake is about a half mile long by a quarter mile wide, which would make it 
about 75 acres or so in area. McElroy, on Saturday, was at least a mile long by 
nearly a half mile wide, making it 300 acres or so in area. We saw most of the 
same birds reported by Mark except that the Dowitcher we saw was a Short-billed 
(confirmed by Dave from pic). We also heard Dickcissels singing in that same 
meadow Mark mentioned. 

Frank Lyne frank AT lyneart.com near Dot in Logan County




Subject: McElroy  5 May 2008
From: David Roemer <dlroemer AT yahoo.com>

Date: Mon, 5 May 2008 20:15:28 -0700 (PDT)


Robert Dever and I spent the morning at McElroy Lake and I returned during the 
late afternoon. Highlights are listed below. 


Nine species of waterfowl including the Surf Scoter. We also found a 
Blue-winged Teal nest with 7 eggs. 


Black-bellied Plover (5)
Semipalmated Plover (145+)
Piping Plover (I heard one call 3 or 4 times just before sunset but could not 
locate it among the weeds) 

Greater Yellowlegs (1)
Lesser Yellowlegs (407+)
Solitary Sandpiper
Spotted Sandpiper (8+)
Sanderling (2)
Semipalmated Sandpiper (5)
Western Sandpiper (1)
Least Sandpiper (250-300+)
White-rumped Sandpiper (1)
Pectoral Sandpiper (~25)
Dunlin (3)
Stilt Sandpiper (4)
Short-billed Dowitcher (13 including 2 nominate griseus race)
Long-billed Dowitcher (11)
Ring-billed Gull 
American Pipit (150+)

David L. Roemer
Bowling Green, Ky.








 
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Subject: RPT:  Logan County Waterhole
From: "Mark & Tommie Gail Bennett" <benn5609 AT bellsouth.net>

Date: Mon, 5 May 2008 21:02:42 -0500


05 May 2008:
 
Visiting a transient water hole in SW Logan County on KY 739 for the first
time since I obtained permission to walk the property, I observed 8 species
of shorebird, including Killdeer.
 
Besides that ubiquitous, plover, shorebirds observed were:
 
Semi-palmated Plover,
Spotted Sandpiper, including a group of 8 individuals well away from other
birds,
Solitary Sandpiper,
Lesser Yellowlegs,
Least Sandpiper,
Pectoral Sandpiper, and 
Long-billed Dowitcher (1 bird).
 
Other species noted included Barn Swallow, Eastern Peewee (personal FOS),
House Wren (personal FOS), Yellow-rumped Warbler (about 5), Grasshopper
Sparrow, and Field Sparrow.
 
About 1/2 mile south at the junction of KY 739 and the Camp Ground Road, I
stopped to listen at a grassland to listen for a possible Henslow's Sparrow
(This would be a county bird for me).  I head none of that species, but did
hear several (~10) Dickcissels, also a personal FOS.
 
The air was as clear as on a nice fall day and was really nice after at day
inside and counting/reviewing/examining/browsing
contents/numbering/stickering/taping shut/etc. boxes full of CATS tests.
 
That concludes this report.
 
Mark Bennett
113 Iroquois Circle
Russellville, KY  42276
 
Logan County, Kentucky
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Subject: Berea Woods, black-throated blue, 5/5
From: "Houghton, Tim" <Tim.Houghton AT EKU.EDU>

Date: Mon, 5 May 2008 14:25:43 -0400






Subject: nighthawks
From: "Sid Easley" <sid.easley AT murraystate.edu>

Date: Mon, 5 May 2008 11:13:31 -0500


Two nighthawks  "peenting" over my house last night.

Melissa Easley
Murray, Ky. 




Subject: Ballard Today
From: "Scott and Glenda Record" <sgrecord AT brtc.net>

Date: Mon, 5 May 2008 10:49:35 -0500


Spent a beautiful morning birding on Ballard WMA. Passerines seemed very scarce 
this morning with only a few breeding species of warblers seen in over 2 hours 
birding in calm conditions. Most vireos, thrushes and grosbeaks were absent as 
well. Highlights include a brood of Hooded mergansers and 2 grasshopper 
sparrows. 


Species seen include

Dc Cormorant  3
Great b Heron  30
Great Egret  10
Snowy Egret 1
Little b Heron 1
Green Heron  1
Canada Geese  40
Wood Duck  10
Mallard  2
Blue-w teal  4
Hooded Merganser  2 adult females (seen separately)  and 7 ducklings
Bald Eagle  3 (1 about to fledge)
Turkey  5
Semi Plover  10
Killdeer  5
Greater Ylgs  2
Lesser Ylgs  20
Solitary sp  35
Spotted sp  5
Least sp  12
Pectoral  sp  13
All woodpeckers
Pewee
Acadian fl
Phoebe
GC fly
Kingbird
Horned Lark
Martin
Tree swallow
Rough-w sw
Cliff sw
Barn sw
Fish crow
Wood thrush
Waxwing
White-eyed V
Tenn warb  1
Parula  10
Yel-r  10
Yel-thr warb  4
Redstart  3
Prothonotary  8
N. Waterthrush  2
C. Yellowthroat  5
Chat  5
Summer tan  6
Indigo bunting 100
Dickcissel  25
Field sp
Savannah sparrow  2
Grasshopper sp  2
Song sparrow
Swamp sparrow  2
White-thr sparrow 1 (very molty)
Baltimore oriole  3


Scott Record
Ragland Ky






Subject: Black tern and ruddy turnstone at McElroy lake
From: joe.pulliam AT att.blackberry.net

Date: Mon, 5 May 2008 13:01:16 +0000


Doreen and I had a free morning on Sunday so made our first venture to the 
transient lakes. It's a long drive, but definitely worthwhile - next trip we'll 
stay overnight in Bowling Green and bird Mammoth Cave too. McElroy lake was 
easily found and quite large (75 acres?), but we didn't find Chaney lake - is 
it dry? We started on the Meng road side of McElroy and briefly visited the 
grassy areas near the culvert on highway 884. We counted 14 shorebird species. 
Most had been previously listed, but there was a male ruddy turnstone in 
breeding plumage hanging out with black-bellied plovers on the Meng road side 
of the lake. The white-rumped sandpipers were life birds for us. Their agility 
in flight is astounding - very fast and can turn on a dime! We saw more species 
near the culvert, including most of the peeps. There's a rock island about 300 
feet from the entrance of the culvert to the lake. While watching a couple of 
spotted sandpipers on the island, the black tern flew into view. It stayed over 
the deeper waters of the lake and is actually well camaflouged against the far 
bank and in the rising heat shimmers. We missed the reeve, but still had a 
great time. 


Sightings included:
Canada geese - few
Mallard - many
Blue-winged teal - few
Northern shoveler - few
Lesser scaup - one
Ruddy duck - one
Northern bob-white quail - heard
American coot - many
Black-bellied plover - 5
Semipalmated plover - many by culvert
Killdeer - many
Greater yellowlegs - many
Lesser yellowlegs - many
Solitary sandpiper - many, including a gathering across 884 near the culvert
Willet - many
Spotted sandpiper - many
Ruddy turnstone - 1
Sanderling - few
Semipalmated sandpiper - few by culvert
Least sandpiper - many
White-rumped sandpiper - 4
Dowitcher sp. - many
Black tern - 1
Horned lark - many
American pipit - many
Palm warbler - 1

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Subject: Bobolinks
From: Gary Dorman <cowboybirder AT yahoo.com>

Date: Mon, 5 May 2008 05:17:39 -0700 (PDT)


A co-worker reported today that they have 10-15 Bobolinks on their property in 
Taylor Co.. Their road is the Taylor Co., Adair Co. line. She did not know what 
they were but has a video of them so she could ask me for an ID. The video is 
not great quality but was enough to ID them. 

   
  Gary Dorman II
  New Albany, IN

       
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Subject: bky: Boone County
From: "Martin, Don" <DMartin AT FtThomas.org>

Date: Mon, 5 May 2008 07:49:52 -0400


Robbie and I visited Boone Cliffs and Middle Creek park on Sunday
afternoon.  Here's a list of what we observed:
 
Hooded Warbler - 1
Kentucky Warbler - 1
N. Parula - 2
Cerulean Warbler - 3
Blackburnian Warbler - 1
Black-throated Blue Warbler - 1
Yellow-rumped Warbler - 3
Ovenbird - 3
Louisiana Waterthrush - 2
E. Bluebird - 2
Wood Thrush - 2
Scarlet Tanager - 3
Indigo Bunting - 2
Greater Crested Flycatcher - 2
Rose-breasted Grosbeak - 2
Yellow-throated Vireo - 1
Pileated Woodpecker - 1
Red-bellied Woodpecker - 2
Downy Woodpecker - 1
WB Nuthatch - 1
 
Donald W. Martin, MPA
City Administrative Officer
130 N. Fort Thomas Avenue
Fort Thomas, KY  41075
859-441-1055
 
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Subject: april ky birds
From: "Kistlers" <kistlers AT scrtc.com>

Date: Sun, 4 May 2008 21:05:27 -0500






Subject: Re: INFO: Morgan's Pond visitation and notification of theUSArmy
From: "Ben Yandell" <by AT insightbb.com>

Date: Mon, 5 May 2008 00:42:57 +0000


That's phalaropes, okayed, and Yandell. I'm not letting Mary use my Blackberry 
again until I show her how the spelling checker works. 


Ben (and Mary) Yandell
Louisville
-----Original Message-----
From: Ben Yandell 

Date: Mon, 05 May 2008 00:13:22 
To:HapC1 AT aol.com, birdky AT freelists.org
Subject: [birdky] Re: INFO: Morgan's Pond visitation and notification of the
 USArmy


We just left there at 6:00 after seeing the phantoms. We called both numbers 
and both numbers okay ed us to be there. However, a young man on an ATV came 
out to make sure we had permission to be on the property. 

Mary and Ben Yanked
Louisville
-----Original Message-----
From: HapC1 AT aol.com

Date: Sun, 04 May 2008 19:27:23 
To:birdky AT freelists.org
Subject: [birdky] Re: INFO: Morgan's Pond visitation and notification of the US 

 Army


I was detained by the Military Police at Morgan's Pond today. If you plan to 
visit the area please call the MP desk at 270 798-7113. If I were going to 
Morgan's Pond again I would call both numbers to be safe. I was also given a 
third number 270 798-7111. 

The MP's are serious about spotting scopes near their fence. 
Hap




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Subject: Re: INFO: Morgan's Pond visitation and notification of the USArmy
From: "Ben Yandell" <by AT insightbb.com>

Date: Mon, 5 May 2008 00:13:22 +0000


We just left there at 6:00 after seeing the phantoms. We called both numbers 
and both numbers okay ed us to be there. However, a young man on an ATV came 
out to make sure we had permission to be on the property. 

Mary and Ben Yanked
Louisville
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Date: Sun, 04 May 2008 19:27:23 
To:birdky AT freelists.org
Subject: [birdky] Re: INFO: Morgan's Pond visitation and notification of the US 

 Army


I was detained by the Military Police at Morgan's Pond today. If you plan to 
visit the area please call the MP desk at 270 798-7113. If I were going to 
Morgan's Pond again I would call both numbers to be safe. I was also given a 
third number 270 798-7111. 

The MP's are serious about spotting scopes near their fence. 
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Subject: Sloughs Sunday
From: Charles Crawford <cr4d AT insightbb.com>

Date: Sun, 4 May 2008 18:30:22 -0500


May 4, 2008
6:30AM to 3PM
43 clear, calm, rising to 70

I birded Highland Creek, Grassy Pond/Powells Lake, Horseshoe Rd.  
slough, 268 slough, Eagle's nest near Anderson Pond, Shorebird Unit,  
Wood Tract.

Even with the rain all day Friday, Horseshoe Road slough is now  
accessible, full of water. Birds present: Horned Larks and 1 Red- 
winged Blackbird. As the water level drops I assume birding will  
improve.
Shorebird Unit is full of water, too full for shorebirds to use.

Highlights:
Pied-billed Grebe
Snowy Egret at WT (FOS)
Yellow-crowned Night Heron at HC (FOS)
Blue-winged Teal at WT
Hooded Merganser at HC
Bald Eagle circling near Mt. Vernon IN
Bald Eagle nest: 1 young seen and another possible (FOS)
Spotted Sandpiper
Solitary Sandpiper
Greater & Lesser Yellowlegs
Pectoral Sandpipers
Dunlin 30 at WT
Dowitcher 7 at WT (FOS)
Eastern Wood Peewee at HC (FOS)
House Wren at GP/PL (FOS)
Blue-Gray Gnatcatcher pair building nest
White-eyed Vireo
Red-eyed Vireo
Warbling Vireo
Blue-headed Vireo

Warblers:
Black & White
Prothonotary
Blue-winged (FOS)
Nashville
N. Parula
Yellow
Black-throated Green (FOS)
N. Waterthrush
Yellowthroat
Am. Redstart (FOS)

Summer Tanager
Rose-breasted Grosbeak HC
Diskcissel's were singing big time

Charlie
Henderson Co.







Subject: Re: INFO: Morgan's Pond visitation and notification of the US Army 
From: HapC1 AT aol.com

Date: Sun, 4 May 2008 19:27:23 EDT


I was detained by the Military Police at Morgan's Pond today.  If you  plan 
to visit the area please call the MP desk at 270 798-7113. If I were going to 

Morgan's Pond again I would call both numbers to be safe.  I was  also given 
a third number 270 798-7111.  
The MP's are serious about spotting scopes near their fence.
Hap



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Subject: amazing weekend
From: "Kistlers" <kistlers AT scrtc.com>

Date: Sun, 4 May 2008 17:52:11 -0500


I'm sure anyone who stepped outdoors with binoculars was rewarded with some 
good birds the past few days. We walked some trails in Mammoth Cave park today, 
accumulating 17 warbler spp. along with lots of other fine critters. 

If anyone's looking for a reliable place to find worm-eating warblers, they are 
easy to locate on the Turnhole Bend Trail (the short one south of the river; 
there are 2 spurs). Go left at the trailhead and look in the large sink a 
couple of hundred yards on your left. 

We found ceruleans at the Echo River trail, right off the parking lot. We also 
had exceptional views of ceruleans feeding in low trees most of the way down 
the River Styx Trail, below the visitor center. We had at least 6 birds in 
various locations. 

Get out and enjoy this great spring.
Steve Kistler
Hart Co




Subject: Beckham Bird Club field trip
From: "Eddie and Jennifer Huber" <edandjenhuber AT bellsouth.net>

Date: Sun, 4 May 2008 14:24:37 -0400


 There were 11 members that birded Floyds Fork Park this morning in southeast 
Jefferson Co. and on a rather cool morning we saw 71 species of birds including 
19 warblers: blue wing, nashville, no.parula, chestnut sided, magnolia, black 
throated blue, yellow rump, black throated green, yellow throated, prairie, 
palm, bay breasted, black and white, redstart, prothonotary, kentucky, common 
yellowthroat, chat, other birds were: both orioles with baltimores everywhere, 
wood thrush, and killdeer with young. 

 All in all a great day to bird and I thank all that came out to make this the 
success that it was. Eddie Huber