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* April 3, 2006
* KYKY04.04.22
- Birds Mentioned:
Red-necked Grebe
American White Pelican
Ross's Goose
American Golden-Plover
Greater Yellowlegs
Least Sandpiper
Pectoral Sandpiper
Wilson's Snipe
Ruby-throated Hummingbird
Fish Crow
Northern Rough-winged Swallow
Winter Wren
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
Wood Thrush
Northern Parula
Yellow-throated Warbler
Pine Warbler
Black-and-white Warbler
Louisiana Waterthrush
Dark-eyed Junco
Purple Finch
Pine Siskin
- Transcript
Hotline: Kentucky
Sponsor: The Kentucky Ornithological Society,
http://www.biology.eku.edu/kos.htm
Date: April 3, 2006
Number: (502) 326-0878
To Report: (502) 326-0878 or smarsh@clayingels.com
Coverage: Kentucky and Southern Indiana
Compiled: 4:00 PM, EDT, April 3, 2006
Transcriber/Compiler: Scott Marsh
E-mail: smarsh@clayingels.com
This is the Kentucky Bird Line, sponsored by the Kentucky Ornithological
Society. This update is current as of April 3, 2006 at 4:00 PM EDT. The
highlights of this update are:
A single RED-NECKED GREBE was noted on the 28th and again on the 29th in
Owensboro, but has not been relocated.
A few warblers are beginning to make an appearance. On the 1st at Mammoth
Cave NORTHERN PARULA, BLACK-AND-WHITE, YELLOW-THROATED, LOUISIANA
WATERTHRUSH, and YELLOW-RUMPED were noted. LOUISIANA WATERTHRUSH, and PINE
WARBLERS were seen in Bernheim Forest on the 29th also.
A few shorebirds were reported. WILSON’S SNIPE were mentioned from numerous
locations, and GREATER YELLOWLEGS, and LEAST SANDPIPER were observed at
Jonathon Creek. PECTORAL SANDPIPER, LEAST SANDPIPER, and AMERICAN GOLDEN
PLOVER were mentioned at Blood River. And PECTORAL were also seen in Logan
County.
RUBY-THROATED HUMMINGBIRDS have been reported, with the earliest coming on
the 19th in the LBL area, and another showing up in Bowling Green on the
30th.
An early WOOD THRUSH was observed in Floyd County on the 1st or 2nd. And
the first mention of a ROUGH-WINGED SWALLOW came in from Elliott County.
Numerous ducks are still being seen, with a ROSS’S GOOSE showing up in Logan
County. Several AMERICAN WHITE PELICANS are still on Jonathon Creek. Also
at Jonathon Creek were 4 FISH CROW.
And wintering birds still being reported included large numbers of PURPLE
FINCH, PINE SISKIN, DARK-EYED JUNCO, RUBY-CROWNED KINGLET, and WINTER WRENS.
Thanks for calling the Kentucky Bird Line. You may leave a report after the
tone. Please include your name, the date, the location, and the time of
your observation when filing a report. If your report contains rare or out
of season species, please send appropriate documentation to the
KBRC
Lee McNeely, Secretary
Post Office Box 463
Burlington, KY 41005
More information about the KBRC and KOS may be found at the KOS web site at
http://www.biology.eku.edu/kos.htm.
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