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15 Mar Changing seasons ... 21st Century Style ["Palmer-Ball, Brainard (EEC)" ] 15 Mar Sloughs WMA, River slough, Horseshoe Road slough [Charles Crawford ] 15 Mar Barren and Warren 15 March 2010 [David Roemer ] 14 Mar Bald Eagles [Karen Bonsell ] 14 Mar [BirdKY] [Karen Bonsell ] 14 Mar KY Lake highlights [] 14 Mar Nesting Osprey Pair [Ed Ray ] 12 Mar Long Term Woodcock [Jeff Rowe ] 12 Mar Minor Clark Fish Hatchery ducks [Rachel Jenkins ] 11 Mar Re: Greater Scaup pictures [John Rice ] 11 Mar Osprey [Ed Ray ] 11 Mar Western Henderson Co. [Charles Crawford ] 11 Mar Re: question about attracting hummingbirds [Chris Sloan ] 11 Mar question about attracting hummingbirds [] 11 Mar Re: Greater Scaup pictures [John Rice ] 11 Mar oops! Bluebirds ["Joan Carr" ] 10 Mar Eagle's nest near Audubon Pk, Henderson Co. [Charles Crawford ] 10 Mar RFI-E. Ky/Pine Mtn. ["Mark P. Morgan" ] 10 Mar Greater Scaup pictures [John Rice ] 11 Mar Great Horned Owl [linda craiger ] 10 Mar Duck ID ["Millie" ] 10 Mar Spring Happenings ["Joan Carr" ] 10 Mar Kuttawa, 3/10/2010 [John Rice ] 10 Mar Kuttawa, Barkley Dam, KY dam 3/6/2010 [John Rice ] 10 Mar I need help-Hawk type bird? ["Rick S." ] 9 Mar Western Henderson Co. 3/7 3/9 [Charles Crawford ] 9 Mar Pelicans, Plovers and Pects at Jonathan Creek [] 9 Mar Lake Monroe field trip reminder [Gary Dorman ] 9 Mar Re: Purple Martin [] 9 Mar Re: Purple Martin ["Mike Tobbe" ] 9 Mar Re: Purple Martin ["Marsh, Scott" ] 9 Mar Purple Martin [tom durbin ] 8 Mar Shorebirds arrive [Hap ] 7 Mar Bald Eagle nesting Russell County [Roseanna Denton ] 6 Mar Re: Spring Sign [bonnie Avery ] 6 Mar Brewer's and rusty blackbirds ["Kistler" ] 6 Mar Fish crows [Hap ] 06 Mar Robins and Spring birds [] 5 Mar February list ["Kistler" ] 5 Mar Re: Spring Sign ["Kistler" ] 5 Mar Re: Spring Sign ["Millie" ] 6 Mar Re: Spring Sign [susan carson lambert ] 5 Mar Catch-up Report [David Roemer ] 5 Mar Fulton County [] 5 Mar Re: Spring Sign [] 5 Mar More Cranes [tom durbin ] 5 Mar Spring Sign [Terry Anderson ] 05 Mar Robins [] 4 Mar Sloughs, Horseshoe Rd., Uniontown Dam [Charles Crawford ] 4 Mar (no subject) [Karen Bonsell ] 4 Mar Eagle tending young at Blood River [] 4 Mar Sharp-shinned Hawks, EKU Grad Students needs your help locating nests ["Rankin, Tyler E." ] 3 Mar RPT: Evidence of Raptor Success ["Scott Freidhof" ] 3 Mar Fwd: [bcbirdclub] Unusual Hawk Story [] 03 Mar Re: more about Cooper Hawks [Tom Hickcox ] 3 Mar Re: more about Cooper Hawks [] 3 Mar Re: more about Cooper Hawks ["Marsh, Scott" ] 03 Mar more about Cooper Hawks [] 2 Mar Feb list ["Kistler" ] 2 Mar RPT: Yatesville Ducks and Eagles - Lawrence County ["Scott Freidhof" ] 2 Mar Busy Cooper's Hawk [] 2 Mar RPT: Cecilia Sandhill Cranes ["Palmer-Ball, Brainard (EEC)" ] 2 Mar Info: Birding Blitz 2010 of southernmost Illinois [Matt Mckim-Louder ] 1 Mar FW: February birds ["Kistler" ] 1 Mar February birds ["Kistler" ] 1 Mar Peregrines & Eagles [Melissa Easley ] 1 Mar RPT: White-winged Scoters at Louisville ["Palmer-Ball, Brainard (EEC)" ] 28 Feb Minor Clark today 2/28/2010 [] 27 Feb Fulton County 2/27/10 [] 27 Feb birding programs ["Robert Peak" ] 27 Feb Western Henderson Co. [Charles Crawford ] 27 Feb Falls of the Ohio to Northpoint Industrial Park [] 27 Feb BKY: RFI [Karen Bonsell ] 26 Feb RPT: Feb 25-26 west KY gulls/waterfowl ... ["Palmer-Ball, Brainard (EEC)" ] 26 Feb Henderson, Union, & Hopkins County wanderings 2/26 [Charles Crawford ] 26 Feb RPT: Late Winter Food Items ["Scott Freidhof" ] Subject: Changing seasons ... 21st Century Style From: "Palmer-Ball, Brainard (EEC)" <Brainard.Palmer-Ball AT ky.gov> Date: Mon, 15 Mar 2010 19:49:44 -0400 Yesterday morning I woke up to the cat-like meows of Clay-colored Thrushes thru the wide-open window in downtown Antigua, Guatemala ... this morning the songs of American Robins were outside the bedroom window back home in the cold, gray dawn. Saturday afternoon my friend, Ron Cicerello, and I were watching a mixed flock of North American warblers (Townsend's, Nashville, Black-and-white, Tennessee, MacGillivray's, Black-thoated Green, and others) forage thru the trees of the mesic highland forests outside Antigua with the local riff-raff ... Golden-Olive Woodpeckers, Rufous-and-white Wrens, Rufous Sabrewings, Yellowish Flycatchers, Band-backed Wrens, Slate-throated Redstarts, Black-vented Orioles, Elegant Euphonias, et al.). This morning it was back to clearing out the backlog of emails and this afternoon it was back to spring cleaning chores ... It's such a culture shock these days to be able to be so return from so far away so quickly! bpb, Louisville (again) Subject: Sloughs WMA, River slough, Horseshoe Road slough From: Charles Crawford <cr4d AT insightbb.com> Date: Mon, 15 Mar 2010 18:49:29 -0500 3/15/10 After being closed for 4.5 months Sauerheber Unit of the Sloughs WMA is back open. And when I arrived at 7AM almost every entrance had a truck parked and antler hunters out in force foraging. 39º, overcast, light damp breeze out of the NW. Highlights (not many, just good to get out to my favorite birding area again): 2 Juv. Great Horned Owlets in a nest at Gentle Pond. (Got reasonable Pix) Blue-winged Teal numbers are up. Tundra Swans no where to be found. 2 Adult Eagles on the nests. According to one of the Slough's employees the Eagle's giant nest at Gentle Pond has been added to even more. I could not get back there to photograph. Employees have been daily removing the beaver dam that allowed walking access to the area. I would need a tractor or hip-boots to get there. Location: Sloughs WMA -Gentle P., Pond Creek Marsh, Hardy Slough, SBU Observation date: 3/15/10 Number of species: 48 Canada Goose 20 Wood Duck 30 Gadwall X American Wigeon X American Black Duck 8 Mallard X Blue-winged Teal 30 Northern Shoveler 250 At Shorebird Unit Green-winged Teal 250 At Shorebird Unit Ring-necked Duck X Hooded Merganser X Pied-billed Grebe 15 Great Blue Heron 1 Bald Eagle 10 Two nests with single adults: One at Gentle Pond, One south of Anderson Pond. Red-tailed Hawk 3 American Coot X Killdeer X Greater Yellowlegs 4 At Shorebird Unit Mourning Dove X Great Horned Owl 2 In nest at Gentle Pond Red-bellied Woodpecker X Downy Woodpecker X Hairy Woodpecker 1 Northern Flicker 2 Pileated Woodpecker 2 American Crow X Tree Swallow 3 Carolina Chickadee 3 Tufted Titmouse X White-breasted Nuthatch X Brown Creeper 1 Carolina Wren 3 Winter Wren 1 Eastern Bluebird 6 American Robin X European Starling X Eastern Towhee 1 Field Sparrow X Fox Sparrow 2 Song Sparrow X Swamp Sparrow X White-throated Sparrow X Dark-eyed Junco 1 Northern Cardinal X Red-winged Blackbird X Common Grackle X Brown-headed Cowbird X American Goldfinch X Location: 268 (River) Slough Observation date: 3/15/10 Number of species: 5 Mallard X Northern Shoveler X Redhead X Ring-necked Duck X Greater Yellowlegs 4 Location: Horseshoe Road slough Observation date: 3/15/10 Number of species: 7 American Wigeon X American Black Duck X Mallard X Northern Shoveler X Northern Pintail X American Crow X Horned Lark X This report was generated automatically by eBird v2(http://ebird.org) Charlie Henderson Co. Subject: Barren and Warren 15 March 2010 From: David Roemer <dlroemer AT yahoo.com> Date: Mon, 15 Mar 2010 15:49:24 -0700 (PDT) WARREN COUNTY GRIFFIN PARK Horned Grebe MCELROY (little water in ditch) Merlin BUCHANON PARK Merlin (2 playing tag) CHANEY (little water) Greater Yellowlegs Least Sandpiper (3) Pectoral Sandpiper (3) Dunlin American Pipit (80) Rusty Blackbird (10-12) BARREN Gadwall (2) Greater Scaup (36) Lesser Scaup (24) Red-breasted Merganser (12) Common Loon Pied-billed and Horned Grebes Sandhill Crane (6 near Bon Ayr w/Broken-Wing...resident injured bird) Ring-billed and Bonaparte's Gulls Rusty Blackbird (~20 near Bon Ayr) Field Sparrow (partial albino at State Park Beach) David Roemer Bowling Green ================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 AT freelists.org -------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, send e-mail to: birdky-request AT freelists.org 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 AT eku.edu Subject: Bald Eagles From: Karen Bonsell <timforpres AT yahoo.com> Date: Sun, 14 Mar 2010 20:50:14 -0700 (PDT) Woo Hoo, If you say so then I will believe it!! So today I saw my 1st Bald Eagle!!! Thanks Ed! Karen Bonsell ________________________________ Immature bald eagle Ed Ray, Former Cheif Naturalist Land Between The Lakes, guided bald eagle field trips for the public for 20 years. Introduced and worked with live raptors at the nature center including a bald and golden eagle. Eagles are exciting, the golden thought I was her mate at the nature center, silly eagle. --- On Sun, 3/14/10, Karen Bonsell wrote: >From: Karen Bonsell >Subject: [birdky] [BirdKY] >To: birdky AT freelists.org >Date: Sunday, March 14, 2010, 11:33 PM > > >Today my husband and I went to an area across from 6 mile Island, on the Indiana side. I had heard there were Bald Eagles over there! We didn't see anything and we were about to leave when my husband saw something in the trees. I think it was a Bald Eagle, I took some pics, but they are not good, at all. I will put a link and maybe someone here can tell, It kinda looks like it could be a Juvenile, but seemed to have most of it's white head. Anyway, if that is what it was, then it was my first time to see one in the wild! I'm just so excited! > > >http://www.flickr.com/photos/14653045 AT N00/ > > >BTW, thanks to everyone for the help in ID'ing the hawk pics I posted last month! The Cooper's visited again last week when I was on the deck with my camera, so I got a couple of decent shots! They are on my flickr page where the Eagle pics are! > > >Also, I wanted to mention that sometime in Jan. I thought I saw a Black Vulture near the RR tracks on Old Lagrange Road, in Lyndon, KY. Basically, it looked like a Turkey Vulture, but with a black head and face. From everything I read, that seems to be what it was. Last week, however, I saw 2 of them in about the same area! Could they be nesting somewhere near? Are they even common in this area? Sorry for all the questions, but I'm kinda new at this! > > >Thanks again, Karen Bonsell >Louisville, KY (Lyndon) > Subject: [BirdKY] From: Karen Bonsell <timforpres AT yahoo.com> Date: Sun, 14 Mar 2010 20:33:14 -0700 (PDT) Today my husband and I went to an area across from 6 mile Island, on the Indiana side. I had heard there were Bald Eagles over there! We didn't see anything and we were about to leave when my husband saw something in the trees. I think it was a Bald Eagle, I took some pics, but they are not good, at all. I will put a link and maybe someone here can tell, It kinda looks like it could be a Juvenile, but seemed to have most of it's white head. Anyway, if that is what it was, then it was my first time to see one in the wild! I'm just so excited! http://www.flickr.com/photos/14653045 AT N00/ BTW, thanks to everyone for the help in ID'ing the hawk pics I posted last month! The Cooper's visited again last week when I was on the deck with my camera, so I got a couple of decent shots! They are on my flickr page where the Eagle pics are! Also, I wanted to mention that sometime in Jan. I thought I saw a Black Vulture near the RR tracks on Old Lagrange Road, in Lyndon, KY. Basically, it looked like a Turkey Vulture, but with a black head and face. From everything I read, that seems to be what it was. Last week, however, I saw 2 of them in about the same area! Could they be nesting somewhere near? Are they even common in this area? Sorry for all the questions, but I'm kinda new at this! Thanks again, Karen Bonsell Louisville, KY (Lyndon) Subject: KY Lake highlights From: HapC1 AT aol.com Date: Sun, 14 Mar 2010 18:29:28 EDT Location: Jonathan Creek 3/14/10 American White Pelican 32 Bald Eagle 3 Pectoral Sandpiper 45 Forster's Tern Location: Land Between the Lakes 3/14/10 Wood Duck Gadwall American Wigeon Green-winged Teal Osprey 1 Bald Eagle 1 Red-shouldered Hawk 1 Red-tailed Hawk 1 Eastern Phoebe 1 Location: Crappie Hollow Observation date: 3/12/10 Northern Shoveler American White Pelican 500+ Bald Eagle 1 Forster's Tern 18 Barred Owl 1 Pileated Woodpecker X Eastern Phoebe 1 Fish Crow Pine Warbler Hap Murray, KY Subject: Nesting Osprey Pair From: Ed Ray <edrayosprey AT yahoo.com> Date: Sun, 14 Mar 2010 13:20:44 -0700 (PDT) "Our" Lake Barkley, KY Osprey returned to her "on line" camera nest today completing our nesting pair. The male arrived March 11 (first reported by Linda Chambers viewed on her computer screen in Maryland). Hopefully we will have successful nesting again this season. To see the pair during daylight hours visit: http://keepky.org/index.html  Refresh your screen about every 12-15 seconds for a new color image. The pair successfully fledged  young last nesting season on camera, video clips and more Osprey project info available for viewing at KEEP's web site.    Ed Ray, Hopkins Co. Subject: Long Term Woodcock From: Jeff Rowe <rowesjd AT yahoo.com> Date: Fri, 12 Mar 2010 19:21:46 -0800 (PST) I just retruned from a business trip to Phoenix, Arizona where I had to make a side trip to see the Green kingfisher.  I was successful and andded another 10 life birds in less than one full day of birding.  When I returned for my car parked at the Cincinnati Northern Kentucky airport at 9:30 this evening, I heard a woodcock preent and perform a courtship flight.  Despite the high intensity lighting, I did not see, only heard it.    If anyone is iterested in the Green kingfisher, the following link will give you the latest reports.  The bird is at Hassayumpa River Conservation Area in Wickenburg, Arizona, about an hour west of Phoenix..    http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/AZNM.html   Jeff Rowe Boone, Co. KY Subject: Minor Clark Fish Hatchery ducks From: Rachel Jenkins <rachelbro3 AT gmail.com> Date: Fri, 12 Mar 2010 17:43:23 -0500 Click link to see Minor Clark Fish Hatchery Buffleheads (including a fight between two males), Ring-necked Ducks, Wood Ducks on our mountain pond, a couple of critters from the trail cam. Click "slideshow" then hit the F11 key for full screen http://picasaweb.google.com/rachelbro3/FishHatchery# Subject: Re: Greater Scaup pictures From: John Rice <hermit2337 AT att.net> Date: Thu, 11 Mar 2010 17:55:23 -0800 (PST) AND, by consensus of those who know, while I wasn't looking those pesky Greater Scaups all morphed into Lesser Scaups. What did I say about being REALLY SURE ................? Thanks everybody; I appreciate all your help and good leads for study. John ________________________________ From: John Rice To: birdky AT freelists.org Sent: Thu, March 11, 2010 10:08:48 AM Subject: [birdky] Re: Greater Scaup pictures http://www.flickr.com/photos/48345017 AT N08/4425058980/in/photostream/ I hope this gets you to the pictures. I really haven't a clue how to reference flicker. I would appreciate any clues to separate the scaups and which these are. Thanks, John Rice ________________________________ From: John Rice To: birdky AT freelists.org Sent: Wed, March 10, 2010 8:33:08 PM Subject: [birdky] Greater Scaup pictures I have 6 pictures of the scaups I saw recently at Kuttawa, KY. If someone could tell me where to publish them so I can link to them, I sure would like to take a scaup lesson from the pros. I'm REAL sure they are round-heads; but when I get REAL sure is when the trouble starts. :-) Thanks John Rice Subject: Osprey From: Ed Ray <edrayosprey AT yahoo.com> Date: Thu, 11 Mar 2010 16:17:08 -0800 (PST) We saw our first osprey of the season in our Lake Barkley, KY camera nest today nest  at: http://keepky.org/index.html   Viewing is available during daylight hours. Refresh for a new image available about every 12 seconds. Hopefully, the nest mate will arrive soon. After that action at the nest will pick up.   Ed Ray, Hopkins Co.  Subject: Western Henderson Co. From: Charles Crawford <cr4d AT insightbb.com> Date: Thu, 11 Mar 2010 14:02:48 -0600 Location: Western Henderson Co. Observation date: 3/11/10 Notes: Tundra Swans at Horseshoe Road slough. Robins everywhere, conservative estimate. Yellowlegs and Pecs and most of the ducks at River slough. Number of species: 27 Canada Goose 15 Tundra Swan 42 Gadwall X American Wigeon X Mallard X Northern Shoveler X Green-winged Teal X Redhead X Ring-necked Duck X Turkey Vulture 3 Red-tailed Hawk 5 American Kestrel 3 Killdeer X Greater Yellowlegs 19 Pectoral Sandpiper 2 Mourning Dove X Red-bellied Woodpecker X Blue Jay X American Crow X Horned Lark X Eastern Bluebird 5 American Robin 500 Song Sparrow 5 Northern Cardinal X Red-winged Blackbird X Eastern Meadowlark 5 Common Grackle X This report was generated automatically by eBird v2(http://ebird.org) Charlie Henderson Co. Subject: Re: question about attracting hummingbirds From: Chris Sloan <chris.sloan AT comcast.net> Date: Thu, 11 Mar 2010 12:16:47 -0600 Yes, they will come. I've seen Ruby-throats feeding on a feeder handing in front of a store in the middle of an urban strip mall before, and I've banded hummingbirds on several occasions that were feeding in upper floor patios and decks (and once in a breezeway!). Surveyor's tape (red or pink is best) will help to attract them. Chris Sloan Nashville, TN http://www.chrissloanphotography.com On Thu, Mar 11, 2010 at 12:00 PM, wrote: > > Hi. Can anyone tell me if RTHB's will come to a feeder on a third-story > deck of an apartment building? I really want to try and attract some this > year, but my deck is really the only place I have to safely put a feeder > that I can keep up with. Is this too high? Will they find it? > > I have also read that attaching surveyor's tape (light reflecting orange > kind) helps them to find feeders. Anyone confirm/refute this? > > Suggestions are welcome on type of feeder/food also. Thanks everyone! > > > > Lisa Blevins > Lexington, KY Subject: question about attracting hummingbirds From: lisa.blevins AT tema.toyota.com Date: Thu, 11 Mar 2010 13:00:15 -0500 Hi. Can anyone tell me if RTHB's will come to a feeder on a third-story deck of an apartment building? I really want to try and attract some this year, but my deck is really the only place I have to safely put a feeder that I can keep up with. Is this too high? Will they find it? I have also read that attaching surveyor's tape (light reflecting orange kind) helps them to find feeders. Anyone confirm/refute this? Suggestions are welcome on type of feeder/food also. Thanks everyone! Lisa Blevins Lexington, KY Subject: Re: Greater Scaup pictures From: John Rice <hermit2337 AT att.net> Date: Thu, 11 Mar 2010 07:08:48 -0800 (PST) http://www.flickr.com/photos/48345017 AT N08/4425058980/in/photostream/ I hope this gets you to the pictures. I really haven't a clue how to reference flicker. I would appreciate any clues to separate the scaups and which these are. Thanks, John Rice ________________________________ From: John Rice To: birdky AT freelists.org Sent: Wed, March 10, 2010 8:33:08 PM Subject: [birdky] Greater Scaup pictures I have 6 pictures of the scaups I saw recently at Kuttawa, KY. If someone could tell me where to publish them so I can link to them, I sure would like to take a scaup lesson from the pros. I'm REAL sure they are round-heads; but when I get REAL sure is when the trouble starts. :-) Thanks John Rice Subject: oops! Bluebirds From: "Joan Carr" <joan-of-art AT suddenlink.net> Date: Thu, 11 Mar 2010 09:48:08 -0500 I forgot to mention that the EASTERN BLUEBIRDS are selecting nest boxes. Les cleaned and repaired the boxes and just as soon as he put them back up on Sunday, the bluebirds were inspecting them. I say the more, the merrier, and the more, the cheerier! Good birding to all. Joan Carr, Pike County, South Williamson, KY Subject: Eagle's nest near Audubon Pk, Henderson Co. From: Charles Crawford <cr4d AT insightbb.com> Date: Wed, 10 Mar 2010 21:45:48 -0600 3/10/10 I stopped by the Bald Eagle's nest/Heron Rookery next to Audubon Park. I saw no Bald Eagle on the nest and no Great Blue Herons in the area. Canada Geese 2 Tree Swallow 1 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 AT freelists.org -------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, send e-mail to: birdky-request AT freelists.org 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 AT eku.edu Subject: RFI-E. Ky/Pine Mtn. From: "Mark P. Morgan" <mpm1250 AT yahoo.com> Date: Wed, 10 Mar 2010 17:44:24 -0800 (PST) Hi all! I'm heading to East Ky next week to visit relatives. Do you have suggestions for raptor watching/birding between Lexington and Whitesburg and between Whitesburg and Pine Mtn. State Park? Is it a bit early for raptor migration? Thanks for any suggestions, Mark Morgan Lexington Subject: Greater Scaup pictures From: John Rice <hermit2337 AT att.net> Date: Wed, 10 Mar 2010 17:33:08 -0800 (PST) I have 6 pictures of the scaups I saw recently at Kuttawa, KY. If someone could tell me where to publish them so I can link to them, I sure would like to take a scaup lesson from the pros. I'm REAL sure they are round-heads; but when I get REAL sure is when the trouble starts. :-) Thanks John Rice Subject: Great Horned Owl From: linda craiger <lindacraiger AT hotmail.com> Date: Thu, 11 Mar 2010 00:41:29 +0000 The Great Horned Owl nesting close to my house is now feeding at least one baby. Linda Craiger / Glasgow _________________________________________________________________ Hotmail: Free, trusted and rich email service. http://clk.atdmt.com/GBL/go/201469228/direct/01/ Subject: Duck ID From: "Millie" <kymillie AT insightbb.com> Date: Wed, 10 Mar 2010 19:09:20 -0500 Husband is a golfer at Indian Springs CC in eastern Louisville, on Westport Rd, across from the Mall where Meijer's is. For the past several days, among the mallards and geese, there has been a one medium-sized diving duck on the large lake off of fairway #10. Dark head, light colored beak, yellow eyes, dark colored back with lot of white showing on its sides and black on the tail section. From looking at all my bird guides and my IBirdPro, he thinks it is a Lesser Scaup. Does anyone live out that way that they could go take a look some time? He is golfing again Friday and I am going to get him to take my camera with a decent zoom to see if he can get a photo. Millie Farmer St. Matthews, KY Subject: Spring Happenings From: "Joan Carr" <joan-of-art AT suddenlink.net> Date: Wed, 10 Mar 2010 18:45:21 -0500 The BARRED OWLS are becoming quite vocal and active. PHOEBES are singing. And, CAROLINA WRENS are building nests. Now, are these signs of spring? Plus I believe I have lost all my FOX SPARROWS. I haven't been up in the woods yet, but I bet I could find some HARBINGERS-OF-SPRING blooming and smell their wonderful scent drifting down the hollow. Even at this hour (6:35 P.M.) I can hear the chattering of a ROBIN and earlier saw a male and female traipsing together across the upper bank. A SONG SPARROW is also singing at this time. Les and I are in the spring mode too. He has tilled a spot in the garden for sugar peas and I have started tomato seeds for the garden. Can you imagine that they germinated in three days!! So, come on down when things are in season and we will share. Cheers, Joan Carr, Pike County, South Williamson Subject: Kuttawa, 3/10/2010 From: John Rice <hermit2337 AT att.net> Date: Wed, 10 Mar 2010 12:25:58 -0800 (PST) Location: Kuttawa, KY Observation date: 3/10/2010 Notes: Little flocks of 10-20 coots everywhere , 150 pelicans, more cormorants than previously. From the "Bird Island" or "Egret Rookery" overlook, pelicans and cormorants spread all over the lake in shallows, including the land spit to the left of the island that is a favorite spot. More cormorants that I have seen in a long time. Pied-billed Grebe Red bellied Woodpecker (in the park) Canada Goose Double crested cormorant White Pelican American Coot Ring-billed Gull White Pelican American Robin Cardinal Common Crow Turkey Vulture John Rice Princeton, KY Subject: Kuttawa, Barkley Dam, KY dam 3/6/2010 From: John Rice <hermit2337 AT att.net> Date: Wed, 10 Mar 2010 12:17:17 -0800 (PST) Location: Kuttawa, KY Observation date: 3/6/2010 Notes: More coots than you could shoot down in a hour, 50 pelicans, 200 scaups. Canada Goose Greater Scaup (tentative, very far out, might be lesser or both) Eared Grebe Double crested cormorant White Pelican American Coot Ringbilled Gull American Robin Cardinal Location: Barkley Dam Observation date: 3/6/2010 Notes: Not much water flowing, Canada Goose Pied-billed Grebe American Coot Ring-billed Gull Herring Gull Crow Mockingbird Starling Location: Kentucky Dam Observation date: 3/6/2010 Notes: even less water flowing, very few gulls Pied-billed Grebe American Coot Ring-billed GullAmerican Crow Starling Common Grackle Ubiquitous UID LBJ :-( John Rice Princeton, Ky Subject: I need help-Hawk type bird? From: "Rick S." <hiker_hpx AT yahoo.com> Date: Wed, 10 Mar 2010 05:16:15 -0800 (PST) Yesterday afternoon I heard a raptor on our front hill. It sounded like a eagle call. A real eagle call not a Northern Exposure, I have a real voice (aka red-tail hawk) call. I did not get a great look but did observe that it was large, brown and had very weak tail stripes. When I listen to Peterson bird calls the only one that sounded similar was the eagle. Is there another raptor that has a call close to an eagles. thanks for your help. Rick Seelhorst Siloam, Northern Greenup 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 AT freelists.org -------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, send e-mail to: birdky-request AT freelists.org 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 AT eku.edu Subject: Western Henderson Co. 3/7 3/9 From: Charles Crawford <cr4d AT insightbb.com> Date: Tue, 9 Mar 2010 20:46:29 -0600 Highlights: 3/7 1 Bald Eagle on nest at Jenny Hole/Highland Creek Unit of the Sloughs WMA 3/9 3 Lesser Yellowlegs at River slough 3/9 1 Greater Yellowlegs at River slough 3/9 2 Wilson's Snipe at River slough 3/9 48 Tundra Swans at Horseshoe Road slough 3/9 2 Horned Grebes on Ohio River 3/9 2 Snow Geese north of 268 across from Wood Tract. Notes: Wood Tract has lost all visible water. River (268) slough holds most of the ducks. Location: Western Henderson Co. Wood Tract, Anderson Pond, Horseshoe Road slough, Jenny Hole/Highland Creek Unit of the Sloughs WMA Observation date: 3/7/10 afternoon: 1:40PM to 5:40PM Number of species: 34 Wood Duck X Gadwall X American Wigeon X Mallard X Northern Shoveler X Northern Pintail X Green-winged Teal X Canvasback X Redhead X Ring-necked Duck X Greater Scaup X Hooded Merganser X Great Blue Heron 2 Turkey Vulture 2 Bald Eagle 1 On nest Red-tailed Hawk 3 Killdeer X Mourning Dove X Barred Owl 1 Red-bellied Woodpecker 2 Hairy Woodpecker 1 Blue Jay 1 American Crow X Horned Lark X White-breasted Nuthatch 3 Brown Creeper 1 Eastern Bluebird 4 American Robin X European Starling X Song Sparrow X White-throated Sparrow 4 Northern Cardinal X Red-winged Blackbird X Common Grackle X Location: Western Henderson Co. Wood Tract, Anderson Pond, River slough, Horseshoe Road slough, Grassy Pond/Powell's Lake Unit of the Sloughs WMA Observation date: 3/9/10 morning: 7AM to 10:30AM Number of species: 38 Snow Goose 2 Canada Goose 1 Tundra Swan 48 Wood Duck X Gadwall X American Wigeon X American Black Duck X Mallard X Blue-winged Teal 1 Northern Shoveler X Northern Pintail X Green-winged Teal X Canvasback X Redhead X Ring-necked Duck X Horned Grebe 2 Hooded Merganser X Great Blue Heron 1 Turkey Vulture 2 Red-tailed Hawk 2 American Kestrel 1 Greater Yellowlegs 1 Lesser Yellowlegs 3 Wilson's Snipe 2 Mourning Dove X Downy Woodpecker 1 Northern Flicker 2 Eastern Phoebe 1 American Crow X Tufted Titmouse X Eastern Bluebird X American Robin X European Starling X American Tree Sparrow X Song Sparrow X Dark-eyed Junco 1 Northern Cardinal X Red-winged Blackbird X Common Grackle X This report was generated automatically by eBird v2(http://ebird.org) Charlie Henderson Co. Subject: Pelicans, Plovers and Pects at Jonathan Creek From: HapC1 AT aol.com Date: Tue, 9 Mar 2010 17:33:18 EST More shorebirds and easier views from the mud flats of Jonathan Creek 3/9/10 Canada Goose Northern Shoveler American White Pelican 32 Great Blue Heron Bald Eagle 1 - last years young. Red-shouldered Hawk 2 Red-tailed Hawk 1 American Golden-Plover 3 Killdeer Least Sandpiper 13 Pectoral Sandpiper 34 Bonaparte's Gull Ring-billed Gull Herring Gull Forster's Tern 18 Northern Flicker Eastern Bluebird Hap Murray, Ky Subject: Lake Monroe field trip reminder From: Gary Dorman <cowboybirder AT yahoo.com> Date: Tue, 9 Mar 2010 12:59:42 -0800 (PST) Based on Don Whitehead's reports the trip to Lake Monroe scheduled for Saturday should be a great one with large numbers of many species increasing every day. For those intending to go a reminder we are meeting at the McDonalds in Brownstown, IN at 8AM We will then travel to Monroe and bird Cutright, Paynetown and Stillwater Marsh complex finishing by 2PM. The weather for the Bloomington area looks fairly good for Sat. highs in the mid 50's with only a slight chance of rain. We will go rain or shine. Please contact me if you intend to go so we don't leave w/o you. Gary Dorman II New Albany, Floyd Co.,IN cowboybirder AT yahoo.com ================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 AT freelists.org -------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, send e-mail to: birdky-request AT freelists.org 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 AT eku.edu Subject: Re: Purple Martin From: hermarosa AT bardstown.com Date: Tue, 9 Mar 2010 17:15:41 GMT Excellent news! My husband cleaned out our martin house and added 2 more on Sunday! > I spotted my first Purple Martin this morning inspecting one of the gourds they use for housing each nesting season. This is usually a good sign that spring has officially arrived. > > Tom Durbin > Bowling Green, KY > > > > ================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 AT freelists.org > -------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, send e-mail to: > birdky-request AT freelists.org > 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 AT eku.edu ================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 AT freelists.org -------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, send e-mail to: birdky-request AT freelists.org 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 AT eku.edu Subject: Re: Purple Martin From: "Mike Tobbe" <mtobbe AT peapod.com> Date: Tue, 9 Mar 2010 09:40:34 -0600 We just cleared last year's nests from our martin house. We found numerous unhatched eggs. I'm wondering if this indicates a parasite problem or if the nests were abandoned due to house sparrow harassment. I don't recall - did we have an unusually cold period late last spring? Mike Tobbe Little Mount Spencer County -----Original Message----- From: birdky-bounce AT freelists.org [mailto:birdky-bounce AT freelists.org] On Behalf Of Marsh, Scott Sent: Tuesday, March 09, 2010 9:27 AM To: birdky AT freelists.org Subject: [birdky] Re: Purple Martin Thanks Tom. I have not prepared ours, I was waiting for that first post. Scott lexington 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 AT freelists.org -------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, send e-mail to: birdky-request AT freelists.org 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 AT eku.edu ================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 AT freelists.org -------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, send e-mail to: birdky-request AT freelists.org 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 AT eku.edu Subject: Re: Purple Martin From: "Marsh, Scott" <SMarsh AT ClayIngels.com> Date: Tue, 9 Mar 2010 10:27:12 -0500 Thanks Tom. I have not prepared ours, I was waiting for that first post. Scott lexington ================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 AT freelists.org -------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, send e-mail to: birdky-request AT freelists.org 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 AT eku.edu Subject: Purple Martin From: tom durbin <jtdurb AT yahoo.com> Date: Tue, 9 Mar 2010 07:21:06 -0800 (PST) I spotted my first Purple Martin this morning inspecting one of the gourds they use for housing each nesting season. This is usually a good sign that spring has officially arrived. Tom Durbin Bowling Green, KY ================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 AT freelists.org -------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, send e-mail to: birdky-request AT freelists.org 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 AT eku.edu Subject: Shorebirds arrive From: Hap <hapc1 AT aol.com> Date: Mon, 8 Mar 2010 14:54:48 -0600 It was a pleasant surprise to see a flock of Pectoral sandpiper at Crappie Hollow today. Other birds of interest were: American white pelicans -250+ Forster's terns Fox sparrow Hap Murray, Ky ================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 AT freelists.org -------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, send e-mail to: birdky-request AT freelists.org 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 AT eku.edu Subject: Bald Eagle nesting Russell County From: Roseanna Denton <roseanna AT newwavecomm.net> Date: Sun, 7 Mar 2010 21:03:16 -0500 We checked on the Bald Eagles viewable from the Dudley Hill Rd. boat ramp on Wolf Creek today. The nearest community being Ono. We found an adult sitting tight on the nest. There appeared to be a fuzzy chick at one point, but it was hard to be sure. Another adult Bald Eagle was seen near the Great Blue Heron nesting site on White Oak Creek, Pulaski County Roseanna Denton Science Hill, Pulaski Co., KY Subject: Re: Spring Sign From: bonnie Avery <bonavery AT gmail.com> Date: Sat, 6 Mar 2010 19:30:19 -0500 Another lovely sound of Spring: woodcocks before dusk, peinting and whistling in courtship----music to our Spring-yearning ears.... Bonnie Avery Hart Co. On Fri, Mar 5, 2010 at 10:05 PM, Kistler wrote: > Chickadees singing, first singing field sparrows, and cranes drifting > over almost all day. > > Steve Kistler > > > ------------------------------ > > *From:* birdky-bounce AT freelists.org [mailto:birdky-bounce AT freelists.org] *On > Behalf Of *Millie > *Sent:* Friday, March 05, 2010 8:47 PM > *To:* tpaulanderson AT hotmail.com; birdky AT freelists.org > *Subject:* [birdky] Re: Spring Sign > > > > Chickadees going in and out of one of the birdhouses. House wrens loudly > and incessantly chirping.. > > > > Millie Farmer > > St. Matthews, KY > > ----- Original Message ----- > > *From:* Terry Anderson > > *To:* birdky AT freelists.org > > *Sent:* Friday, March 05, 2010 11:30 AM > > *Subject:* [birdky] Spring Sign > > > > > The male red-wing blackbirds have arrived and are calling from the tops of > my trees. A sure sign of Spring! > > Terry Anderson > Northern Anderson County > > > > *[image: i'm]EMAILING FOR THE GREATER GOOD > Join me > * > > > > Subject: Brewer's and rusty blackbirds From: "Kistler" <kistlers AT scrtc.com> Date: Sat, 6 Mar 2010 18:18:03 -0600 We drove next door to Grayson County this afternoon to see if the Brewer's blackbirds were still present. 8 birds were present in the same spot we've been seeing them since December. We also ran across three mixed blackbird flocks, which included about 40 rusties. Steve and Janet Kistler Location: Grayson County Observation date: 3/6/10 Number of species: 21 Turkey Vulture 12 Red-tailed Hawk 2 American Kestrel 4 Rock Pigeon 2 Mourning Dove 45 Northern Flicker 1 American Crow 40 Eastern Bluebird 15 American Robin 6 Northern Mockingbird 6 European Starling 400 Song Sparrow 1 Red-winged Blackbird 75 Eastern Meadowlark 25 RUSTY BLACKBIRD 40 BREWER'S BLACKBIRD 8 Common Grackle 20 Brown-headed Cowbird 2 House Finch 6 American Goldfinch 40 House Sparrow 12 This report was generated automatically by eBird v2(http://ebird.org) ================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 AT freelists.org -------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, send e-mail to: birdky-request AT freelists.org 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 AT eku.edu Subject: Fish crows From: Hap <hapc1 AT aol.com> Date: Sat, 6 Mar 2010 10:37:10 -0600 I heard the first Fish Crows of the season at Crappie Hollow/Blood River this morning. Hap ================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 AT freelists.org -------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, send e-mail to: birdky-request AT freelists.org 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 AT eku.edu Subject: Robins and Spring birds From: ppkdrn AT aol.com Date: Sat, 06 Mar 2010 09:19:47 -0500 The new robins I reported yesterday are apparently the same ones who so unsuccessfully nested in my oak tree last year because they are in there again. Sure wish they would move! I can't be out there 24/7 to keep the mean birds away. I found aby robins all over my yard last year, not a one of them fledged. I had a male RWBB about 2 weeks ago but have not seen him or any others since. I did have two male BHCB a couple of days ago. I have been too ill to fill the feeders so no one is out there now except the robins. Better go take care of them whether I feel up to it or not. Paula Geihs Nelson County Subject: February list From: "Kistler" <kistlers AT scrtc.com> Date: Fri, 5 Mar 2010 21:17:51 -0600 This is our year so far; keep the additions coming. Recent updates included a January Lincoln's sparrow and two February surf scoters from the river near Cincinnati. Enjoy this great weekend, Kistler and Healy, inc. _____ 2010 Kentucky Checklist Jan. Feb. common loon x x pied-billed grebe x x horned grebe x x white pelican x x d.c. cormorant x x great blue heron x x turkey vulture x x black vulture x x gr. white-fronted goose x x snow goose x x ross's goose x x canada goose x x cackling goose x x mute swan x tundra swan x x trumpeter swan x wood duck x x gadwall x x widgeon x black duck x x mallard x x blue-winged teal x x n. shoveler x x pintail x x green-winged teal x x canvasback x x redhead x x ring-necked duck x x gr. scaup x x les. scaup x x surf scoter x white-w. scoter x black scoter x long-tailed duck x x bufflehead x x goldeneye x x hooded merganser x x common merganser x x red-breasted merganser x x ruddy duck x x bald eagle x x n. harrier x x sharp-shinned hawk x x cooper's hawk x x red-shouldered hawk x x red-tailed hawk x x rough-legged hawk x x golden eagle x x kestrel x x merlin x x peregrine x x ruffed grouse x turkey x x bobwhite x Virginia rail x coot x x whooping crane x sandhill crane x x killdeer x x greater yellowlegs x lesser yellowlegs x spotted sandpiper x least sandpiper x x Wilson's snipe x x woodcock x x little gull x California gull x x bonaparte's gull x x ring-billed gull x x herring gull x x Thayer's gull x x lesser black-backed gull x x great black-backed gull x x rock pigeon x x eurasian collared-dove x x mourning dove x x barn owl x screech owl x x great horned owl x x barred owl x x short-eared owl x x kingfisher x x red-headed woodpecker x x red-bellied woodpecker x x y-b sapsucker x x downy x x hairy x x flicker x x pileated woodpecker x x eastern phoebe x x loggerhead shrike x x blue jay x x crow x x horned lark x x tree swallow x carolina chickadee x x titmouse x x red-breasted nuthatch x x white-breasted nuthatch x x brown creeper x x carolina wren x x winter wren x x marsh wren x golden-crowned kinglet x x ruby-crowned kinglet x x bluebird x x hermit thrush x x robin x x mockingbird x x thrasher x x starling x x American pipit x x waxwing x x orange-crowned warbler x yellow-rumped warbler x x pine warbler x palm warbler x common yellowthroat x Eastern towhee x x Am. tree sparrow x x chipping sparrow x x field sparrow x x vesper sparrow x x savannah sparrow x x Harris's sparrow x leConte's sparrow x fox sparrow x x song sparrow x x Lincoln's sparrow x swamp sparrow x x white-throated sparrow x x white-crowned sparrow x x junco x x lapland longspur x x snow bunting x cardinal x x indigo bunting x x red-winged blackbird x x e. meadowlark x x w. meadowlark x rusty blackbird x x brewer's blackbird x x grackle x x cowbird x x purple finch x x house finch x x goldfinch x x house sparrow x x Subject: Re: Spring Sign From: "Kistler" <kistlers AT scrtc.com> Date: Fri, 5 Mar 2010 21:05:20 -0600 Chickadees singing, first singing field sparrows, and cranes drifting over almost all day. Steve Kistler _____ From: birdky-bounce AT freelists.org [mailto:birdky-bounce AT freelists.org] On Behalf Of Millie Sent: Friday, March 05, 2010 8:47 PM To: tpaulanderson AT hotmail.com; birdky AT freelists.org Subject: [birdky] Re: Spring Sign Chickadees going in and out of one of the birdhouses. House wrens loudly and incessantly chirping.. Millie Farmer St. Matthews, KY ----- Original Message ----- From: Terry Anderson To: birdky AT freelists.org Sent: Friday, March 05, 2010 11:30 AM Subject: [birdky] Spring Sign The male red-wing blackbirds have arrived and are calling from the tops of my trees. A sure sign of Spring! Terry Anderson Northern Anderson County i'mEMAILING FOR THE GREATER GOOD Join me Subject: Re: Spring Sign From: "Millie" <kymillie AT insightbb.com> Date: Fri, 5 Mar 2010 21:47:03 -0500 Chickadees going in and out of one of the birdhouses. House wrens loudly and incessantly chirping.. Millie Farmer St. Matthews, KY ----- Original Message ----- From: Terry Anderson To: birdky AT freelists.org Sent: Friday, March 05, 2010 11:30 AM Subject: [birdky] Spring Sign The male red-wing blackbirds have arrived and are calling from the tops of my trees. A sure sign of Spring! Terry Anderson Northern Anderson County EMAILING FOR THE GREATER GOOD Join me Subject: Re: Spring Sign From: susan carson lambert <sclgeographer AT hughes.net> Date: Sat, 6 Mar 2010 02:15:05 +0000 (GMT) Subject: Catch-up Report From: David Roemer <dlroemer AT yahoo.com> Date: Fri, 5 Mar 2010 17:54:18 -0800 (PST) 2-15-10 BARREN COUNTY Whooping Crane #27-05 Sandhill Crane (18,000-20,000) American Tree Sparrow Chipping Sparrow (~20) Lapland Longspur (scattered) 2-18 BARREN Bald Eagle Red-tailed Hawk (previously reported B.j.calurus x Krider's) Rusty Blackbird (~300) 2-19 BARREN Red-breasted Merganser (2 males) Hooded Merganser Pied-billed Grebes Sandhill Crane (5000 at main roost) Chipping Sparrow (~30) 2-20 BARREN Participated in the Barren River Lake State Resort Park Sandhill Crane Weekend. Although the number of birds had dropped drastically over the past few days, everyone got to see plenty of birds on the roost and feeding in the fields. The morning group was able to leisurely watch a pair of Red-shouldered Hawks constructing a nest at close range through the scope. WARREN This was the last date for Whooping Crane #33-05 in Warren County as reported by Tom Durbin. I received a note from Dan Kaiser a few days later reporting the bird in Indiana. This crane was first observed and photographed in Barren County on 6 February. 2-21 CHANEY LAKE/WARREN w/Joanie Merlin (bathing) Sandhill Crane (~20) Loggerhead Shrike (on breeding territory/South Warren) 2-25 WARREN GRIFFIN PARK Ring-necked Duck (2) CHANEY Mallards, Gadwall, Pintails, Gr-winged Teal and Ring-necked Ducks Sandhill Crane (~90) 2-26 BARREN Sandhill Crane (~20 feeding in fields near Bon Ayr) ALLEN Canvasback (pond along hwy 1855) 2-28 BARREN Sandhill Crane (~110 northbound over dam) 3-2 BARREN Bald Eagle (2 roosting below dam) Sandhill Crane (~70 northbound over dam) 3-3 CHANEY Sandhill Crane (~350) GRIFFIN PARK Bufflehead (3) 3-5 CHANEY Blue-winged Teal (2) Sandhill Crane (~200) David Roemer Bowling Green ================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 AT freelists.org -------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, send e-mail to: birdky-request AT freelists.org 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 AT eku.edu Subject: Fulton County From: HapC1 AT aol.com Date: Fri, 5 Mar 2010 20:42:46 EST Location: Fulton County, KY, US Observation date: 3/5/10 Notes: First spring like day. Daffodils in bloom. Eagles still sitting on the nest along the levee. Many of the ducks were along 94 in Hickman. Canada Goose X Trumpeter Swan 3 at Lake #9 Wood Duck 12 Gadwall X Mallard X Blue-winged Teal 6 Northern Shoveler X Northern Pintail 700 numbers were lower than a week ago. Green-winged Teal X Canvasback 4 Ring-necked Duck X Great Blue Heron X Black Vulture X Turkey Vulture X Bald Eagle 4 Northern Harrier X Red-shouldered Hawk X Red-tailed Hawk X American Kestrel X Killdeer X Wilson's Snipe 8 Ring-billed Gull X Mourning Dove X Red-bellied Woodpecker X Downy Woodpecker X Blue Jay X American Crow X Horned Lark X Eastern Bluebird X Northern Mockingbird X European Starling X Hap Murray, Ky This report was generated automatically by eBird v2(http://ebird.org) Subject: Re: Spring Sign From: JEswindell AT aol.com Date: Fri, 5 Mar 2010 19:12:03 EST We have had RWBBs calling for about a week also. John Swindells Nelson County Subject: More Cranes From: tom durbin <jtdurb AT yahoo.com> Date: Fri, 5 Mar 2010 13:12:47 -0800 (PST) I spotted 20 Sandhill Cranes flying high and headed due northwest over southern Warren County at 1:30 p.m. today. Tom Durbin Bowling Green ================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 AT freelists.org -------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, send e-mail to: birdky-request AT freelists.org 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 AT eku.edu Subject: Spring Sign From: Terry Anderson <tpaulanderson AT hotmail.com> Date: Fri, 5 Mar 2010 11:30:39 -0500 The male red-wing blackbirds have arrived and are calling from the tops of my trees. A sure sign of Spring! Terry Anderson Northern Anderson County EMAILING FOR THE GREATER GOOD Join me Subject: Robins From: ppkdrn AT aol.com Date: Fri, 05 Mar 2010 09:09:50 -0500 I spotted robins most of the winter but the 2 in my yard this morning are the really red and really fat ones that look like they just arrived. I sure hope they brought spring with them! Paula Geihs Nelson County Subject: Sloughs, Horseshoe Rd., Uniontown Dam From: Charles Crawford <cr4d AT insightbb.com> Date: Thu, 4 Mar 2010 20:49:45 -0600 3/4/2010 Highlights: Red-tail Hawk: possible Harlan's between River slough and 1574. (VERY poor photo.) Water at Wood Tract quickly disappearing. NO Tundras seen anywhere. Location: Sloughs WMA -268 Winter Drive from Muddy Slough to 268 slough, Henderson Co. Observation date: 3/4/10 Notes: Only 10% of Wood Tract has water remaining. Also very little north of Wood Tract. Most Geese at Muddy Slough. Most Ducks at River Slough. Number of species: 21 Greater White-fronted Goose 15 Canada Goose 150 American Wigeon 100 Mallard 300 Northern Shoveler 50 Northern Pintail 50 Green-winged Teal 20 Canvasback 15 Redhead 25 Ring-necked Duck 45 Common Goldeneye 15 Red-tailed Hawk 1 American Kestrel 2 Killdeer 2 Red-bellied Woodpecker 1 Blue Jay X American Crow X European Starling X Northern Cardinal X Red-winged Blackbird X Common Grackle X Location: Horseshoe Road slough, Henderson Co. Observation date: 3/4/10 Number of species: 10 Canada Goose 250 American Wigeon X Mallard X Northern Shoveler X Northern Pintail X Green-winged Teal X Canvasback X Redhead X Ring-necked Duck X Horned Lark X Location: Uniontown Dam (John T. Myers Lock & Dam) Union Co. Observation date: 3/4/10 Notes: Tree Trunks laying on the weir prevents access onto concrete weir. Number of species: 19 Canvasback 27 Ring-necked Duck 23 Northern Harrier 1 American Kestrel 3 Rock Pigeon 50 Mourning Dove 2 Downy Woodpecker 1 American Crow X Horned Lark 7 Tufted Titmouse 3 White-breasted Nuthatch 5 Carolina Wren 2 Eastern Bluebird 5 European Starling X Song Sparrow 7 Northern Cardinal X Red-winged Blackbird X Common Grackle X American Goldfinch 7 Location: Sloughs WMA - Jenny Hole/Highland Creek Unit, Henderson Co, Observation date: 3/4/10 Number of species: 23 Canada Goose 55 Wood Duck 8 Mallard 15 Great Blue Heron 1 Turkey Vulture 1 Bald Eagle 1 On the nest Red-shouldered Hawk 1 Red-tailed Hawk 1 Killdeer 2 Red-bellied Woodpecker 2 Downy Woodpecker 5 Hairy Woodpecker 1 American Crow X Carolina Chickadee 2 Tufted Titmouse 5 White-breasted Nuthatch 9 Carolina Wren 1 Eastern Bluebird 3 Song Sparrow 2 Dark-eyed Junco 5 Red-winged Blackbird X Common Grackle X American Goldfinch 9 This report was generated automatically by eBird v2(http://ebird.org) Charlie Henderson Co. Subject: (no subject) From: Karen Bonsell <timforpres AT yahoo.com> Date: Thu, 4 Mar 2010 15:35:30 -0800 (PST) Sent from my iPod ================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 AT freelists.org -------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, send e-mail to: birdky-request AT freelists.org 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 AT eku.edu Subject: Eagle tending young at Blood River From: HapC1 AT aol.com Date: Thu, 4 Mar 2010 15:04:50 EST Location: Crappie Hollow Observation date: 3/4/10 What a treat it is to finally have a spring like, sunny day. When I arrived to check on #1 nest at Blood River it was obvious things have changed. One adult was tending the nest and look like it was feeding at least one eaglet. The Pine Warblers were signing in harmony and the Forster's Terns have returned. Canada Goose X Lesser Scaup X Bufflehead 2 Horned Grebe 1 Great Blue Heron X Turkey Vulture X Bald Eagle 2 - 1 adult tending young. One adult soaring above. Red-shouldered Hawk 2 - displaying Red-tailed Hawk 2 American Coot Killdeer Bonaparte's Gull Ring-billed Gull Herring Gull Forster's Tern 6 Mourning Dove Downy Woodpecker Northern Flicker Pileated Woodpecker Blue Jay American Crow Carolina Chickadee Tufted Titmouse White-breasted Nuthatch Brown Creeper 1 Carolina Wren Eastern Bluebird American Robin Pine Warbler 2 - singing and coming into view for a visual. Northern Cardinal Hap Murray, KY This report was generated automatically by eBird v2(http://ebird.org) Subject: Sharp-shinned Hawks, EKU Grad Students needs your help locating nests From: "Rankin, Tyler E." <tyler_rankin6 AT eku.edu> Date: Thu, 4 Mar 2010 12:14:37 -0500 Hello, My name is Tyler Rankin and I am a graduate student at EKU. As part of a study for KDFWR I am trying to locate as many sharp-shinned hawk nests in the state as possible. If you have any information on locations of nests or if you observe any sharpies while you are in the field please let me know. I have had success in the past finding nests in small (1-2 acre), 30-50 year old pine stands within deciduous forests. Areas I plan on searching are Land between the Lakes, Mammoth Cave, Meade Co., Grant Co., and parts of the Daniel Boone. I suspect that pairs are starting to return to/establish their nesting territories and will lay their eggs within the next couple weeks. I have also comprised a manual on how/where to look for sharpy nests and have GIS information on where potential nesting locations could be found. I can send you this information if you are interested in searching for nests while you are out birding. Thank you for your interest and please pass along ANY information you may have on any nesting locations or activity to me. I have provided my contact information below. Sincerely, Tyler E. Rankin tyler_rankin6 AT eku.edu 859-321-5329================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 AT freelists.org -------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, send e-mail to: birdky-request AT freelists.org 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 AT eku.edu Subject: RPT: Evidence of Raptor Success From: "Scott Freidhof" <sialia67 AT windstream.net> Date: Wed, 3 Mar 2010 20:02:56 -0500 I found myself on the island in Paintsville Lake today near the marina and state park in Johnson County. Two separate feather piles showed where flicker(s) had been plucked by hawks. Unidentified feathers (probably doves) were scattered around too. The surprise though was two different turkey carcasses on the island that appeared to be plucked and picked clean by a raptor. I am not positive that a raptor made the kills, but the evidence suggested as much. Someone in the group suggested that a red-tailed hawk probably killed the turkeys. However I did observe a red-tail swooping down on a strutting gobbler in a field once, and the turkey barely flinched. He continued strutting as if a fly were buzzing around his head. The most plausible and least sexy prescription for what happened to the turkeys is that a great-horned owl whacked them on the roost. Neither carcass was under a roost tree, but large pine trees were within flopping distance or scavenger-dragging distance. Great-horned owls eat the head and neck and leave the remainder for whatever finds it first - so I've been told. If I let my imagination run wild, then I would like to think that an elusive golden eagle has been wintering in the area and striking fear in the heart of turkeys everywhere. Both turkey piles were near the open grassy shoreline of the island where an eagle could have swooped in for a kill. Time for additional daydreaming. Scott Freidhof Rowan County Subject: Fwd: [bcbirdclub] Unusual Hawk Story From: <ss6400 AT windstream.net> Date: Wed, 3 Mar 2010 10:34:33 -0600 ANOTHER HAWK STORY FROM MY FRIEND ROGER DOWN IN VA.!!!! STEVE SWEENEY BOTD CO. > From: "Roger Mayhorn" > To: "BCBC Listserve" > Subject: [bcbirdclub] Unusual Hawk Story > Date: Wed, 3 Mar 2010 11:17:06 -0500 > > This very interesting post appeared on another listserve. > > Roger Mayhorn > Compton Mt > > > Our neighbor (a rather tough woman) relayed a recent event at her house.... While in her kitchen she heard a loud knocking on the back door. When she opened the door she was surprised to find one of her guinea hens with a Coopers Hawk latched to its back. She grabbed the two, pulled the hawk off and flung it out the door! ================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 AT freelists.org -------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, send e-mail to: birdky-request AT freelists.org 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 AT eku.edu Subject: Re: more about Cooper Hawks From: Tom Hickcox <cometkazie1 AT cox.net> Date: Wed, 03 Mar 2010 09:22:38 -0600 At 08:33 3/3/2010, JEswindell AT aol.com wrote: >The Coopers' successes may have something to do with the topography >around your feeders. We have lots of feeders and resident Coopers, >but they rarely, if ever, make a catch in the yard. There are tree >lines on three sides of the yard and several other large trees in >the yard. We try to keep lower vegetation around the feeders so the >small birds have good hiding places from the raptors. We agree that >the raptors have to eat, but it seems unfair to bait the little >birds with food to a place where they are more vulnerable to predation. > I thought Cooper's took larger birds like jays and doves and it is sharpies that take the smaller birds? Good cover is part of a good feeder set up but not so good that cats can take advantage of it. Tom Hickcox Baton Rouge, La. Subject: Re: more about Cooper Hawks From: JEswindell AT aol.com Date: Wed, 3 Mar 2010 09:33:57 EST The Coopers' successes may have something to do with the topography around your feeders. We have lots of feeders and resident Coopers, but they rarely, if ever, make a catch in the yard. There are tree lines on three sides of the yard and several other large trees in the yard. We try to keep lower vegetation around the feeders so the small birds have good hiding places from the raptors. We agree that the raptors have to eat, but it seems unfair to bait the little birds with food to a place where they are more vulnerable to predation. John Swindells Nelson County Subject: Re: more about Cooper Hawks From: "Marsh, Scott" <SMarsh AT ClayIngels.com> Date: Wed, 3 Mar 2010 09:27:32 -0500 The accipiter's have either ran off or killed all the Blue Jays I have had at my feeders (4 at one time) and killed at least 2 doves and a mockingbird. I saw what was likely a Sharpie chasing a Rock Dove late yesterday. Quite a sizeable prey, the pigeon had to have him in weight. It looked like a half hearted effort. Scott Lexington, KY Subject: more about Cooper Hawks From: sharplinz AT aol.com Date: Wed, 03 Mar 2010 09:18:42 -0500 We also have two adult Cooper Hawks a block or two from our backyard. They gave an arial show yesterday and we think they are building a nest. One caught something to eat very close to our house this morning. We are a little afraid they will get our doves and our cardinal that we have at our feeder. They will come to you when you call them and sometimes they come by and try to look in our backdoor to get us to come out and feed them. They know any time Carl is outside. Lots of excitement with all these birds. Linda Heath Owensboro Subject: Feb list From: "Kistler" <kistlers AT scrtc.com> Date: Tue, 2 Mar 2010 21:27:38 -0600 I've got to learn to pay attention! We missed a lot of February species in our first attempt. Thanks to everyone who filled in the gaps. Now we have 129 spp. Any further additions? Steve K _____ common loon pied-billed grebe horned grebe white pelican d.c. cormorant great blue heron turkey vulture black vulture gr. white-fronted goose snow goose ross's goose canada goose cackling goose tundra swan wood duck gadwall black duck mallard blue-winged teal n. shoveler pintail green-winged teal canvasback redhead ring-necked duck gr. scaup les. scaup white-w. scoter long-tailed duck bufflehead goldeneye hooded merganser common merganser red-breasted merganser ruddy duck bald eagle n. harrier sharp-shinned hawk cooper's hawk red-shouldered hawk red-tailed hawk rough-legged hawk golden eagle kestrel merlin peregrine turkey coot whooping crane sandhill crane killdeer lesser yellowlegs least sandpiper Wilson's snipe woodcock California gull bonaparte's gull ring-billed gull herring gull Thayer's gull lesser black-backed gull great black-backed gull rock pigeon eurasian collared-dove mourning dove screech owl great horned owl barred owl short-eared owl kingfisher red-headed woodpecker red-bellied woodpecker y-b sapsucker downy hairy flicker pileated woodpecker eastern phoebe loggerhead shrike blue jay crow horned lark tree swallow carolina chickadee titmouse red-breasted nuthatch white-breasted nuthatch brown creeper carolina wren winter wren golden-crowned kinglet ruby-crowned kinglet bluebird hermit thrush robin mockingbird thrasher starling American pipit waxwing yellow-rumped warbler pine warbler Eastern towhee Am. tree sparrow chipping sparrow field sparrow vesper sparrow savannah sparrow leConte's sparrow fox sparrow song sparrow swamp sparrow white-throated sparrow white-crowned sparrow junco lapland longspur snow bunting cardinal indigo bunting red-winged blackbird e. meadowlark rusty blackbird brewer's blackbird grackle cowbird purple finch house finch goldfinch house sparrow Subject: RPT: Yatesville Ducks and Eagles - Lawrence County From: "Scott Freidhof" <sialia67 AT windstream.net> Date: Tue, 2 Mar 2010 20:31:27 -0500 March 2, 2010: At least a dozen black ducks were visible on a shallow-water wetland at the Yatesville Lake Wildlife Management Area. I 'm still waiting to see that first wood duck of the new year. The Yatesville Lake eagles decided to make a new nest for the 2010 nesting season. The nest is perched in a tree at the top edge of a road cut-through now. They have traded boats for cars. A white head is barely visible above the edge of the nest. Scott Freidhof Rowan County Subject: Busy Cooper's Hawk From: HapC1 AT aol.com Date: Tue, 2 Mar 2010 15:42:03 EST For the last few days we have enjoyed watching our neighborhood Cooper's Hawk repairing and strengthening their nest. It looks like construction is about completed. Hap Murray, KY Subject: RPT: Cecilia Sandhill Cranes From: "Palmer-Ball, Brainard (EEC)" <Brainard.Palmer-Ball AT ky.gov> Date: Tue, 2 Mar 2010 14:52:28 -0500 Erin Harper with the Ky Dept of Fish and Wildlife Resources reported a total of 7100 cranes at the Cecilia roost ponds yesterday, March 1st. bpb, Louisville Subject: Info: Birding Blitz 2010 of southernmost Illinois From: Matt Mckim-Louder <mckimlou AT illinois.edu> Date: Tue, 2 Mar 2010 10:10:31 -0600 (CST) The 9th annual Birding Blitz is scheduled for April 24th, 2010. Teams of birders throughout the region are invited to participate in this 24 hour competition within the southernmost counties of Illinois. With five different categories to choose from (Big Day, Dawn-to-Dusk, County Big Day, Senior, and Muscle Powered) this conservation oriented competition is suitable to any birder. Money raised from pledges help support restoration efforts in the Cache River Watershed, which includes RAMSAR wetlands of National Importance. Last year, seven teams recorded a combined total of 190 species and raised $3,300. The winning team, "SI Hotshots" tallied 159 species in the 24 hour Big Day competition. Teams reported the following noteworthy species: Glossy Ibis, Mississippi Kite, Peregrine Falcon, Least Bittern, Bell’s Vireo, Marbled Godwit, American Pipit, American Avocet, Loggerhead Shrike, Scissor Tailed-Flycatcher, Mississippi Kite, Black-Necked Stilt, Yellow-crowned Night-Heron, Bobolinks; and 30 species of warblers that included Cerulean, Blue-winged, Worm-eating, Hooded, and Bay-breasted. This friendly competition is a great opportunity to enjoy spring migration and the ecological diversity of the Shawnee National Forest, Cypress Creek NWR, Cache River State Natural Area and many others. Distance to Blitz Headquarters (Cache River Wetlands Center) from Louisville = 250 miles I would be happy to offer location details, route information and reply to any other inquiries involving this event. This will be my third Birding Blitz and I am very familiar with the area. University/College teams, Birding Clubs and other groups are encouraged to join us. mckimlou AT illinois.edu or contact Blitz coordinators: Joe Merkelbach lapin4623 AT aol.com or Rhonda Rothrock woodthrusheola AT hotmail.com Further details are included at birdingblitz.org Matt Mckim-Louder Champaign, Illinois 4äÄI3’P‚D€DE$áx ¦ j)bžâ²ÚÞªè«z̨ºÚ,Š ò¢êæzË�ë0ŠØ_Š»-•«-�©žr+r²Ö­y¦Û­ëâjب�:)¢Ëm¢Øb²f¢–)à–+-±éÝzf¢–ÚŠ·dÉúÞzX¬¶Ê+�:.žË›±Êâmë�צj)m¡¸«vL«z«ž²×ëyéb²Û(® "¶§²æìr¸›z)í…ä®n7œ¶X§yX¬ŠÛax§§¶ç$ÈêçŠØh–ˆ"q©R¡Èž·,nÈ­y«a¶Úÿ 0n*%¢ ž’ç�»ù(²f„C)‚â²Ó�¨¬f«É­r¬¢tbr¨�Ò˜f¢–«Ê¸­r¬¢w¤¹çn Subject: FW: February birds From: "Kistler" <kistlers AT scrtc.com> Date: Mon, 1 Mar 2010 21:14:17 -0600 I left off swamp sparrows and rusty blackbirds. Several folks have checked in with those.it's a nice testament to how many people watch the bird line. sk _____ From: birdky-bounce AT freelists.org [mailto:birdky-bounce AT freelists.org] On Behalf Of Kistler Sent: Monday, March 01, 2010 7:31 PM To: birdky AT freelists.org Subject: [birdky] February birds Either we've missed a bunch or it's been a slow month in the KY bird world. Anyone want to contribute loons, pelicans, cormorants, scoters, or sharpies? Let us know what we've missed, Steve and Rich _____ pied-billed grebe horned grebe great blue heron turkey vulture black vulture gr. white-fronted goose snow goose ross's goose canada goose cackling goose tundra swan wood duck gadwall black duck mallard blue-winged teal n. shoveler pintail green-winged teal redhead ring-necked duck long-tailed duck bufflehead goldeneye hooded merganser common merganser red-breasted merganser ruddy duck bald eagle n. harrier cooper's hawk red-shouldered hawk red-tailed hawk rough-legged hawk golden eagle kestrel merlin peregrine turkey coot whooping crane sandhill crane killdeer lesser yellowlegs least sandpiper Wilson's snipe woodcock California gull bonaparte's gull ring-billed gull herring gull Thayer's gull lesser black-backed gull great black-backed gull rock pigeon eurasian collared-dove mourning dove screech owl great horned owl barred owl short-eared owl kingfisher red-headed woodpecker red-bellied woodpecker y-b sapsucker downy hairy flicker pileated woodpecker eastern phoebe loggerhead shrike blue jay crow horned lark tree swallow carolina chickadee titmouse red-breasted nuthatch white-breasted nuthatch brown creeper carolina wren winter wren golden-crowned kinglet bluebird hermit thrush robin mockingbird thrasher starling American pipit waxwing yellow-rumped warbler pine warbler Eastern towhee Am. tree sparrow chipping sparrow field sparrow vesper sparrow savannah sparrow leConte's sparrow fox sparrow song sparrow white-throated sparrow white-crowned sparrow junco lapland longspur snow bunting cardinal indigo bunting red-winged blackbird e. meadowlark brewer's blackbird grackle cowbird purple finch house finch goldfinch house sparrow Subject: February birds From: "Kistler" <kistlers AT scrtc.com> Date: Mon, 1 Mar 2010 19:31:16 -0600 Either we've missed a bunch or it's been a slow month in the KY bird world. Anyone want to contribute loons, pelicans, cormorants, scoters, or sharpies? Let us know what we've missed, Steve and Rich _____ pied-billed grebe horned grebe great blue heron turkey vulture black vulture gr. white-fronted goose snow goose ross's goose canada goose cackling goose tundra swan wood duck gadwall black duck mallard blue-winged teal n. shoveler pintail green-winged teal redhead ring-necked duck long-tailed duck bufflehead goldeneye hooded merganser common merganser red-breasted merganser ruddy duck bald eagle n. harrier cooper's hawk red-shouldered hawk red-tailed hawk rough-legged hawk golden eagle kestrel merlin peregrine turkey coot whooping crane sandhill crane killdeer lesser yellowlegs least sandpiper Wilson's snipe woodcock California gull bonaparte's gull ring-billed gull herring gull Thayer's gull lesser black-backed gull great black-backed gull rock pigeon eurasian collared-dove mourning dove screech owl great horned owl barred owl short-eared owl kingfisher red-headed woodpecker red-bellied woodpecker y-b sapsucker downy hairy flicker pileated woodpecker eastern phoebe loggerhead shrike blue jay crow horned lark tree swallow carolina chickadee titmouse red-breasted nuthatch white-breasted nuthatch brown creeper carolina wren winter wren golden-crowned kinglet bluebird hermit thrush robin mockingbird thrasher starling American pipit waxwing yellow-rumped warbler pine warbler Eastern towhee Am. tree sparrow chipping sparrow field sparrow vesper sparrow savannah sparrow leConte's sparrow fox sparrow song sparrow white-throated sparrow white-crowned sparrow junco lapland longspur snow bunting cardinal indigo bunting red-winged blackbird e. meadowlark brewer's blackbird grackle cowbird purple finch house finch goldfinch house sparrow Subject: Peregrines & Eagles From: Melissa Easley <melissaeasley1 AT gmail.com> Date: Mon, 1 Mar 2010 15:47:46 -0600 A peregrine falcon was sitting in the osprey nest on the west end of the Eggner's Ferry bridge this morning. Driving back from Nashville this afternoon a peregrine was perched on the east end of the Barkley bridge. And the other one on Eggner's Ferry had moved down to the guardrail. The Olive Branch bald eagle is still sitting low in it's nest. No birth announcements yet. Melissa easley Murray, ky Sent from my iPhone ================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 AT freelists.org -------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, send e-mail to: birdky-request AT freelists.org 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 AT eku.edu Subject: RPT: White-winged Scoters at Louisville From: "Palmer-Ball, Brainard (EEC)" <Brainard.Palmer-Ball AT ky.gov> Date: Mon, 1 Mar 2010 11:40:07 -0500 This morning there are *two* White-winged Scoters on the Ohio River at Louisville; both are in the main basin immediately above the Falls of the Ohio. A plain-dark-faced immature male looking bird is mixed in with the scaup and Canvasbacks close to the Indiana shore (i.e. sort of hard to distinguish from the female Greater Scaup if they are sleeping ... you're right, Eddie!) while an imm. bird (with obvious white spots on the face) is sitting out in the middle of the river, sometimes mixed in with a pair of Common Goldeneye, 2 pairs of Gadwall, and/or a single male Ring-necked Duck. bpb, Louisville Subject: Minor Clark today 2/28/2010 From: <dm.wright AT roadrunner.com> Date: Sun, 28 Feb 2010 22:16:57 -0500 I spent a little time at the hatchery this afternoon. Saw two wood ducks and one common merganser. I had 41 species for the day including all my usual yard birds. D.M.(Mike) WRight Morehead ================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 AT freelists.org -------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, send e-mail to: birdky-request AT freelists.org 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 AT eku.edu Subject: Fulton County 2/27/10 From: HapC1 AT aol.com Date: Sat, 27 Feb 2010 23:04:08 EST It was a beautiful day to go birding. Ducks were mostly observed at Lake #9. I didn't count as many Northern Pintail as Scott but they were in every puddle. BW Teal were seen at Long Point. Horned Larks singing everywhere and robins covered the levee. Snow geese flying north, frogs croaking and daffodils about to bloom. Spring is not far off. The habitat was good for shorebirds, lets hope the fields stay wet for a few more weeks. Greater White-fronted Goose 150 Snow Goose 350 Canada Goose X Gadwall X American Wigeon X American Black Duck 1 Mallard X Blue-winged Teal 4 Northern Shoveler X Northern Pintail 1700 Green-winged Teal 175 Great Blue Heron X Black Vulture 15 Turkey Vulture 10 Bald Eagle 4 Northern Harrier 3 Red-shouldered Hawk 1 Red-tailed Hawk 7 American Kestrel 15 American Coot X Killdeer X Ring-billed Gull 400 Rock Pigeon X Eurasian Collared-Dove 2 Mourning Dove X Barred Owl 1 Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 1 Downy Woodpecker X Northern Flicker X Loggerhead Shrike 1 Blue Jay X American Crow X Horned Lark X Carolina Chickadee X Tufted Titmouse X White-breasted Nuthatch X Carolina Wren X American Robin 1500 Northern Mockingbird X European Starling X Cedar Waxwing X Song Sparrow X Dark-eyed Junco X Northern Cardinal X Red-winged Blackbird X Eastern Meadowlark X Brown-headed Cowbird X American Goldfinch X House Sparrow X Hap Murray, KY This report was generated automatically by eBird v2(http://ebird.org) Subject: birding programs From: "Robert Peak" <blubrds AT bellsouth.net> Date: Sat, 27 Feb 2010 14:23:32 -0600 Birding Programs and Events for Audubon in Henderson: A Bicentennial Celebration 1810-2010 may be seen at the following link: http://www.audubon2010.com/info-foa.php?nav_ID=302. The homepage for the celebration may be viewed at: http://www.audubon2010.com/foa.php. Respectfully submitted, Bob Peak Henderson, KY Subject: Western Henderson Co. From: Charles Crawford <cr4d AT insightbb.com> Date: Sat, 27 Feb 2010 13:28:20 -0600 2/27/10 Highlights: Tundra Swans: early 54 AT Horseshoe Road slough, later 28 AT Wood Tract Location: Sloughs WMA -268 Winter Drive from Muddy Slough to 268 slough Observation date: 2/27/10 Number of species: 10 Greater White-fronted Goose 2 Snow Goose 750 Canada Goose 500 American Wigeon 25 Mallard 75 Northern Shoveler 20 Northern Pintail 50 Redhead 4 Ring-necked Duck 8 Common Goldeneye 6 Location: Horseshoe Road slough Observation date: 2/27/10 Number of species: 5 Greater White-fronted Goose 55 Canada Goose 100 Tundra Swan 54 Mallard 60 Northern Pintail 15 Location: Sloughs WMA - Cape Hills Unit Observation date: 2/27/10 Number of species: 23 Gadwall 12 Mallard 15 Ring-necked Duck 1 Hooded Merganser 4 Turkey Vulture 1 Bald Eagle 1 Red-tailed Hawk 1 Downy Woodpecker 2 Hairy Woodpecker 1 Pileated Woodpecker 2 American Crow X Carolina Chickadee 2 Tufted Titmouse 4 White-breasted Nuthatch 3 Carolina Wren 2 Eastern Bluebird 2 Brown Thrasher 1 Eastern Towhee 5 American Tree Sparrow 4 Field Sparrow 3 Song Sparrow 5 White-throated Sparrow 2 Northern Cardinal 3 Location: Sloughs WMA - Wood Tract Observation date: 2/27/10 Number of species: 8 Greater White-fronted Goose X Snow Goose 1000 Canada Goose X Tundra Swan 28 American Wigeon X Mallard X Northern Shoveler X Northern Pintail X This report was generated automatically by eBird v2(http://ebird.org) Charlie Henderson Co. Subject: Falls of the Ohio to Northpoint Industrial Park From: cbirding AT aol.com Date: Sat, 27 Feb 2010 14:25:09 -0500 Location: Falls of the Ohio (KY) Observation date: 2/27/10 Notes: This was a Beckham Bird Club field trip from Falls of the Ohio to Northpoint Industrial Park. This, is to the best of my recollection, a split of KY birds vs. IN birds. Number of species: 13 Canada Goose 20 Mallard 15 Canvasback 32 Lesser Scaup 41 Greater/Lesser Scaup 15 White-winged Scoter 1 Bufflehead 7 Common Goldeneye 5 Pied-billed Grebe 1 Double-crested Cormorant 34 Black Vulture 13 Turkey Vulture 2 Ring-billed Gull 28 Rock Pigeon 16 Location: Falls of the Ohio (IN) Observation date: 2/27/10 Notes: This is the split of Indiana birds from BBC field trip, Falls to Northpoint Industrial Center Number of species: 45 Canada Goose 20 Wood Duck 4 Mallard 66 Canvasback 8 Redhead 20 Ring-necked Duck 41 Hooded Merganser 56 Pied-billed Grebe 2 Double-crested Cormorant 1 Great Blue Heron 3 Black Vulture 3 Turkey Vulture 2 Bald Eagle 2 Cooper's Hawk 3 Red-shouldered Hawk 1 Red-tailed Hawk 4 American Kestrel 2 American Coot 12 Sandhill Crane 35 Killdeer 2 Ring-billed Gull 3 Rock Pigeon 15 Mourning Dove 92 Belted Kingfisher 2 Red-bellied Woodpecker 1 Downy Woodpecker 2 Northern Flicker 1 Blue Jay 5 American Crow 4 Horned Lark 2 Carolina Chickadee 2 Tufted Titmouse 2 Carolina Wren 2 Winter Wren 1 American Robin 25 Northern Mockingbird 5 European Starling X Yellow-rumped Warbler 1 Eastern Towhee 1 Song Sparrow 5 Northern Cardinal 6 Red-winged Blackbird 12 Eastern Meadowlark 2 House Finch 2 House Sparrow X Tom and Colleen Becker This report was generated automatically by eBird v2(http://ebird.org) Subject: BKY: RFI From: Karen Bonsell <timforpres AT yahoo.com> Date: Sat, 27 Feb 2010 07:55:45 -0800 (PST) Hello, this is my first time posting on here, so bear with me. I looked out my back window this morning and there was a hawk doing a little bird watching of his own. He was sitting in a brush type area next to our fence, flying from branch to branch chasing birds. By the time I got my camera, he was gone. A couple of weeks ago, a hawk flew out of the same tree, I was able to get 1 pic of him flying away in the distance. I am putting a link to it here. Actually there are 2, one I zoomed in to get a better look. The pics aren't great, but may help with identification. http://www.flickr.com/photos/14653045 AT N00/4392447414/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/14653045 AT N00/4370199224/ This last pic, was one that my husband snapped earlier in the year. Again, he was sitting in our tree out back. His head is missing, but the chest area is pretty clear, maybe someone can tell what kind of hawk he is? I'm not even sure if it is the same hawk from the other pics, or that I saw this morning. http://www.flickr.com/photos/14653045 AT N00/4391702067/ But, whatever he is, he's driving me crazy, I want to catch up to him and get some good pics, but he seems to always stay one step ahead of me. (My husband says I need to get some wings of my own), LOL! I should also reveal that I've been feeding the birds some suet and black oil sunflower seeds, so I imagine he visits us frequently! I've been looking at my bird app on my ipod, and I'm wondering if it is a broad winged hawk? Do we even have those in this area? Thanks for any assistance. Ooh, another observation, I noticed while he was out there, all of the squirrels seemed to be sitting very still, this may be a dumb question, but do hawks eat squirrels too? Karen Lyndon, KY (Jefferson Co.) Subject: RPT: Feb 25-26 west KY gulls/waterfowl ... From: "Palmer-Ball, Brainard (EEC)" <Brainard.Palmer-Ball AT ky.gov> Date: Fri, 26 Feb 2010 23:41:59 -0500 Eddie Huber and I toured some west KY spots Thurs-Fri with Hap Chambers along today around the dams. Highlights: Feb 25: Horseshoe Road Slough, w. Henderson Co. ... 25 Tundra Swans at northeast end, 20 of which lifted off with most of the other waterfowl even though we parked a good 1/2 to 3/4 mile from them; when we returned to Sauerheber later, 18 of the 20 that left were sitting on the Wood Tract south of 268. There was a nice assortment of common dabblers and divers on most bodies of water in the area. We picked out at least 1 good Ross's Goose and 3 more Ross's or Ross's/Snows with the Snows at Sauerheber. We ended the day along Clear Creek in southwestern Hopkins County among a bunch of performing American Woodcocks and at least 3 Short-eared Owls. Feb 26: KY Dam ... only a little power generation going on and only about 75 gulls in the tailwater, but presumably the same adult California Gull that has been around was one of them (we later saw this bird on the lake above the dam). Ky Lake above the dam (as viewed from the sailboat marina on the east side) ... a first-year Great Black-backed Gull was presiding over a dead fish out in the middle of the lake off the marina; after 20 minutes it finally took flight and confirmed the ID, settling around one of the buoys above the dam. With the road over the dam closed, this bird could only have been seen from the sailboat marina (with AM light) or from Ky Dam Village St Pk vicinity (with afternoon light) and then only at pretty good distance; we were lucky it was sitting where it was when we first noted it. Barkley Dam ... a couple of gates open and much more gull activity during the day; 1 first-year and 1 second-year Thayer's were what we saw of interest during two stints of scanning. Lake Barkley above the dam (as viewed from Green Turtle Bay beach area) ... female-type Long-tailed Duck; very nice assortment of diving ducks, although the radiation waves were pretty bad when we were there in late AM. bpb, Louisville Subject: Henderson, Union, & Hopkins County wanderings 2/26 From: Charles Crawford <cr4d AT insightbb.com> Date: Fri, 26 Feb 2010 20:03:15 -0600 2/26/10 Highlights: The season is changing! First Wood Ducks of the year. American Coots. Lesser Yellowlegs. Lots of Pintails. Redheads at River Slough. Buffleheads. Robin numbers up. No Tundras. Greater White-fronted Geese numbers down. Snow Geese numbers down. Canada Geese numbers down. Location: Sloughs WMA -268 Winter Drive from Muddy Slough to 268 slough (Henderson Co.) Observation date: 2/26/10 Number of species: 16 Greater White-fronted Goose 5 Snow Goose 1 Canada Goose 750 Wood Duck 6 American Wigeon 6 Mallard 250 Northern Shoveler 50 Northern Pintail 50 Green-winged Teal 2 Redhead 6 Hooded Merganser 8 Blue Jay X American Crow X Northern Cardinal 5 Red-winged Blackbird X Common Grackle X Location: Horseshoe Road slough (Henderson Co.) Observation date: 2/26/10 Number of species: 11 Canada Goose 50 Mallard 75 Northern Pintail 20 Canvasback 6 Bufflehead 10 Common Goldeneye 4 Bald Eagle 1 Northern Harrier 2 Northern Flicker 3 American Crow X Horned Lark 35 Location: Mt. Vernon Uniontown Rd. (Union Co.) Observation Date: 2/26/10 Number of species: 1 Lesser Yellowlegs 1 Location: Uniontown Dam (John T. Myers Lock & Dam (Union Co.) Observation date: 2/26/10 Number of species: 19 Canvasback 61 Ring-necked Duck 16 Common Goldeneye 4 Bald Eagle 1 Red-tailed Hawk 1 Ring-billed Gull 2 Rock Pigeon 35 Red-bellied Woodpecker 3 Blue Jay X American Crow X Horned Lark 15 Tufted Titmouse 1 American Tree Sparrow 7 Song Sparrow 5 Swamp Sparrow 8 White-throated Sparrow 10 Northern Cardinal X Common Grackle X American Goldfinch 5 Location: Higginson-Henry WMA (Union Co.) Observation date: 2/26/10 Number of species: 26 Wood Duck 16 American Wigeon 1 Mallard 50 Green-winged Teal 3 Ring-necked Duck 5 Turkey Vulture 1 Red-tailed Hawk 3 American Coot 1 Killdeer 1 Red-bellied Woodpecker 5 Downy Woodpecker 2 American Crow X Carolina Wren 2 Eastern Bluebird 3 American Robin 3 Northern Mockingbird 1 European Starling X Eastern Towhee 1 Field Sparrow 5 Song Sparrow 10 Swamp Sparrow 10 White-throated Sparrow 5 Northern Cardinal 3 Red-winged Blackbird X Common Grackle X American Goldfinch 5 Location: Lake Peewee (Hopkins Co.) Observation date: 2/26/10 Number of species: 12 Mallard 2 Bufflehead 7 Great Blue Heron 1 Red-shouldered Hawk 1 Red-tailed Hawk 1 American Coot 70 Ring-billed Gull 7 American Crow X Tufted Titmouse 1 American Robin 15 European Starling X Dark-eyed Junco 10 This report was generated automatically by eBird v2(http://ebird.org) Charlie Henderson Co. Subject: RPT: Late Winter Food Items From: "Scott Freidhof" <sialia67 AT windstream.net> Date: Fri, 26 Feb 2010 20:31:44 -0500 There are some Washington hawthorn trees planted along the parking lot of the post office in Morehead, Rowan County. These hawthorns hold their berries all winter. During the past month, a number of birds have utilized the berries including cedar waxwings, robins, and starlings. A fox squirrel was perched at the end of a branch today eating the berries. Greenbrier berries have sustained turkeys and grouse in the forest this winter. Greenbrier holds berries all winter long too. A friend harvested two grouse this season, one in Fleming County and one in Rowan County, and both crops were packed with greenbrier berries. Scott Freidhof Rowan County