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9 Feb RPT: weekend birding Louisville, Chamberlain Lane; Merlin [michael autin ] 8 Feb RPT: Jefferson County Whooping Cranes ["Palmer-Ball, Brainard (EEC)" ] 8 Feb Warren County Whooping Crane [David Roemer ] 8 Feb Spindletop ["Gail and Joe Swanson" ] 8 Feb Barren County Whooping Cranes [David Roemer ] 7 Feb Re: Purple Finch and Spindletop [Susan Svetich ] 7 Feb Lexington Reservoirs #2 and 3 [nadezda nikolova ] 7 Feb brewers blackbirds and raptors ["Kistler" ] 7 Feb Union & Henderson Co. ramblings...nothing great & NO Rusties [Charles Crawford ] 7 Feb (no subject) [Terry Anderson ] 7 Feb life bird [Nicole McClure ] 6 Feb Barren Whooping Crane 6 February 2010 [David Roemer ] 6 Feb Re: Bald eagles and such ["Millie" ] 05 Feb Bald eagles and such [Melissa ] 5 Feb The Rusty Blackbird Blitz continues! ["Heyden, Kathryn (FW)" ] 5 Feb New photo quiz ... ["Palmer-Ball, Brainard (EEC)" ] 5 Feb Redheaded Woodpecker [Lana Hays ] 05 Feb birdy identification help [] 5 Feb RPT:bookend day birds in urban/suburban Louisville [michael autin ] 4 Feb Barkley and KY Dams, 2/3/20 [John Rice ] 4 Feb Ky Dam 2/3/10 [] 3 Feb Re: Mycoplasmal conjuntivitis [Paul Hager ] 3 Feb Recent Highlights [David Roemer ] 3 Feb January KY checklist ["Kistler" ] 3 Feb new email address ["Dbrown" ] 3 Feb Mycoplasmal conjuntivitis [linda craiger ] 3 Feb U'town Dam addtion [Charles Crawford ] 3 Feb BKY: Indigo Bunting [P & J BELL ] 3 Feb Uniontown Dam, Jenny Hole/Highland Creek, Sloughs Sauerheber Unit [Charles Crawford ] 3 Feb RPT & INFO: Misc ... ["Palmer-Ball, Brainard (EEC)" ] 3 Feb Re: Possible Black Swan Hybrid [John Brunjes ] 3 Feb Re: FW: Never Forgive A Traitor [David Roemer ] 2 Feb Re: Possible Black Swan Hybrid [John Brunjes ] 2 Feb Re: FW: Never Forgive A Traitor ["John D. Mardis" ] 2 Feb RPT:birding in Southeastern Jefferson County and Fairdale 01/31; yellow-rumped warbler and tree sparrow [michael autin ] 2 Feb Possible Black Swan Hybrid [Paul McAllister ] 2 Feb Robins ["Bill Scates" ] 2 Feb Re: FW: Never Forgive A Traitor ["Julie Gee" ] 2 Feb Inadvertant msg:never forgive a traitor [willard gray ] 02 Feb Re: FW: Never Forgive A Traitor [Gary McManus ] 2 Feb Re: FW: Never Forgive A Traitor ["Nichols, Barry (KYTC)" ] 2 Feb Indigo bunting [willard gray ] 2 Feb FW: Never Forgive A Traitor [willard gray ] 02 Feb RB Nuthatch [] 1 Feb Spindletop ["Gail and Joe Swanson" ] 1 Feb KOS Spring Mtg Room Reservations [csbesse ] 31 Jan 2010 KY checklist, jan ["Kistler" ] 31 Jan birdky-funny story [] 31 Jan Yellow-bellied Sapsucker [Lana Hays ] 31 Jan INFO: Aerial photo showing snowfield ... ["Palmer-Ball, Brainard (EEC)" ] 31 Jan 8 inches of snow here ["Lyneart" ] 31 Jan RPT: Incidental birding in Louisville before and after the snow; Orange-crowned Warbler! [michael autin ] 30 Jan feeder birds in calloway county ["jan flynn" ] 30 Jan Hog Island Ornithology programs [nadezda nikolova ] 30 Jan BBC Field Trip Canceled [csbesse ] 30 Jan Re: "Christmas Story" revisited ["roseanna AT gmail.com" ] 30 Jan "Christmas Story" revisited ["Bill Scates" ] 30 Jan Yellow Rump and other backyard birds [Aaron Keatley ] 29 Jan Sloughs 1/27/2010 [John Rice ] 29 Jan Reducing aircraft-wildlife strikes on aircraft ["Kennedy, Matthew J" ] 29 Jan RPT: Cecilia Sandhill Crane update ... ["Palmer-Ball, Brainard (EEC)" ] 28 Jan Griffin Park [tom durbin ] 28 Jan Information on Trumpeter Swan [John Rice ] 28 Jan Green Heron? [nadezda nikolova ] 28 Jan Rusty Blackbird Blitz- starts Saturday! ["Heyden, Kathryn (FW)" ] 28 Jan Green Heron? [nadezda nikolova ] 28 Jan Great Horned Owl [linda craiger ] 28 Jan RPT: Update on LBL rare birds ["Palmer-Ball, Brainard (EEC)" ] 27 Jan Green Heron? [nadezda nikolova ] 27 Jan Re: Sandhill cranes heading North ["John D. Mardis" ] 27 Jan Sandhill cranes heading North ["Paul Wiediger" ] 27 Jan Off-topic (Ivory Gull images from GA) [] 27 Jan Sloughs WMA along 268, Uniontown Dam, Souhgs: Highland Creek Unit [Charles Crawford ] 26 Jan Falls of the Ohio [Christine Corbly ] 25 Jan Re: Injured Red-tailed hawk w/band ["Preston Forsythe" ] 25 Jan RPT:01/23-24; Shepherdsville, Ohio, Muhlenberg Counties, no real highlights [michael autin ] Subject: RPT: weekend birding Louisville, Chamberlain Lane; Merlin From: michael autin <napkinarmstrong AT hotmail.com> Date: Tue, 9 Feb 2010 01:42:29 -0500 I did a few hours here and there birding over the weekend. On Friday the sole highlight of a dismal trip to Jefferson Memorial Forest was a hen Wild Turkey out near the road pecking at some unusually bright green grass. I then spent Saturday afternoon birding Chamberlain Lane and blew my best birds in the first 20 minutes of being there. After that things got really slow. Other than that I had a few Red-shouldered Hawks enroute and a calling Barred Owl again behind my old apartment! Location: chamberlain lane-schuler lane uplands Observation date: 2/6/10 Number of species: 35 Canada Goose 150 Mallard 56 Great Blue Heron 1 Black Vulture 2 Turkey Vulture 2 Red-tailed Hawk 1 Merlin 1 It was perched pretty far away and I did not have a scope but the build, coloration and finally extensive dark tail with thin white bands as it flew cinched it. Killdeer 1 Mourning Dove 180 Red-bellied Woodpecker 1 Downy Woodpecker 1 Northern Flicker 1 Blue Jay 8 American Crow 12 Horned Lark 130 Carolina Chickadee 4 Tufted Titmouse 2 White-breasted Nuthatch 1 Carolina Wren 1 Eastern Bluebird 12 American Robin 345 Northern Mockingbird 3 European Starling X American Tree Sparrow 65 feeding by the side of the road near the corner of Chamberlain and Schuler Savannah Sparrow 2 I got photos of this cooperative bird, first ones I've ever gotten of them. Song Sparrow 1 White-throated Sparrow 5 Dark-eyed Junco 3 Lapland Longspur 35 2 flocks numbering a little under 20 apiece never landed and only showed briefly, but appeared to be purely made up of longspurs. I am still learning but I did not detect any bunting calls. Northern Cardinal 12 Eastern Meadowlark 6 Brown-headed Cowbird 8 House Finch 6 American Goldfinch 1 House Sparrow 23 Good Birding, Michael Autin Louisville, KY _________________________________________________________________ Your E-mail and More On-the-Go. Get Windows Live Hotmail Free. http://clk.atdmt.com/GBL/go/201469229/direct/01/ Subject: RPT: Jefferson County Whooping Cranes From: "Palmer-Ball, Brainard (EEC)" <Brainard.Palmer-Ball AT ky.gov> Date: Mon, 8 Feb 2010 16:20:07 -0500 Those interested in Whoopers might like to see the linked article from yesterday's edition of Louisville's Courier-Journal newspaper. Eight birds have been present in the local area for a few weeks. So much for migrating to Florida! bpb, Louisville http://www.courier-journal.com/article/20100206/NEWS01/2060358/1008/Enda ngered+cranes+find+home Subject: Warren County Whooping Crane From: David Roemer <dlroemer AT yahoo.com> Date: Mon, 8 Feb 2010 12:58:58 -0800 (PST) Sandy Gabbard called about an hour ago to report a large white bird with Sandhill Cranes at Chaney Lake. I'm stuck at work and called Tom Durbin to see if he could stop by there to check on it. He just called to report that there is a Whooping Crane along McElwain Road with Sandhills. 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: Spindletop From: "Gail and Joe Swanson" <gailandjoe AT windstream.net> Date: Mon, 8 Feb 2010 14:46:30 -0500 I spent about 2.5 hours at Spindletop this morning. No Rusties among the thousands of starlings I glassed. I did see Horned Larks - lots of Horned Larks - with Lapland Larkspurs among them. This was the first time this year I've seen the larkspurs. The List: Canada Goose 680 (e-bird didn't like my number and asked for confirmation. I said I counted each and every one.) Ring necked Duck 6 Buffelhead 4 Turkey Vulture 2 Red-tailed Hawl 3 American Kestral 1 pigeon 150 Mourning Dove 15 Belted Kingfisher 1 Blue Jay 2 Horned Lark 200 starling X Savannah Sparrow 1 White-crowned Sp. 10 Lapland Larkspur 40 Northern Cardinal 10 Easterb Meadowlark 50 Common Grackle 50 B.H. Cowbird 100 House Sparrow X Joe Swanson Lexington Subject: Barren County Whooping Cranes From: David Roemer <dlroemer AT yahoo.com> Date: Mon, 8 Feb 2010 11:11:32 -0800 (PST) Single adults were observed Saturday and Sunday along hwy 685 south of 68/80 with Sandhills. Leg band color combinations inidicated that they were different birds. Tom Durbin called a while ago to report a Whooping Crane present with Sandhills near Merry Oaks which is a few miles west of hwy 685. From the arrangement of the color bands it was the same bird I saw yesterday. 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: Re: Purple Finch and Spindletop From: Susan Svetich <dssvetich AT gmail.com> Date: Sun, 7 Feb 2010 19:47:55 -0500 A male Purple Finch was our 45th Fayette County yardbird species for this year. Still no Pine Siskins. Spindletop produced the following this afternoon; American Pipit Lapland Longspurs Horned Larks Eastern Meadowlarks Cackling geese Canada Geese Mallards Ring-necked Ducks Buffleheads Killdeer Red-tailed Hawks Kestrel Coopers Hawk Turkey Vulture Rock Doves Mourning Doves Starlings Br-h Cowbirds House Sparrows White-crowned Sparrows White-throated Sparrows Song Sparrows D-e Juncos N. Cardinals Blue Jays No Blackbirds or Buntings Dave Svetich Lexington > > -- Subject: Lexington Reservoirs #2 and 3 From: nadezda nikolova <nadezda1 AT hotmail.com> Date: Sun, 7 Feb 2010 19:44:32 -0500 I birded at Lexington's reservoirs #2 and 3 between 5pm and 6pm. I did not see the mystery heron again, but was rewarded with many wonderful birds, including some I have never seen before! I saw a small white-gray bird in the water that looked like a grebe. When I checked in my field guide and internet photos I narrowed the grebe to either female Eared or female Horned Grebe. I only saw one bird. I was also ceremoniously greeted by the female Belted Kingfisher. Here is the complete list: Cooper's Hawk Downy Woodpecker Red-bellied Woodpecker Hooded Merganser Ruddy Duck Common Goldeneye American Coot Mallard Canada Goose Pied-billed Grebe Eared or Horned Grebe? Great Blue Heron Cardinal Carolina Wren Carolina Chickadee House Finch White-throated Sparrow American Robin Starling Belted Kingfisher I also had Dark-eyed Junkos and Eastern Towhees in my backyard today. Subject: brewers blackbirds and raptors From: "Kistler" <kistlers AT scrtc.com> Date: Sun, 7 Feb 2010 17:53:48 -0600 Steve and I drove around some Grayson County sites today to see if the Brewer's blackbirds were still there. There were a few at the farm where they had been seen previously (at least 20). Other highlights include: Several kestrels 4 red-shouldered hawks, including 2 sitting on wires 4 harriers Red-tailed hawk Cooper's hawk Sandhill cranes flying over (always a thrill) Many red-winged blackbirds -more than we had seen all winter Savannah sparrows White-crowned sparrows Lots of bluebirds Plus lots of other fine species! Janet Kistler Subject: Union & Henderson Co. ramblings...nothing great & NO Rusties From: Charles Crawford <cr4d AT insightbb.com> Date: Sun, 7 Feb 2010 16:53:41 -0600 2/7/2010 Union Co.: Dam was below flood stage finally, but will rise again soon. Ohio River deserted. 1 Ring-billed Gull, 2 pairs of Common Goldeneyes. Location: Uniontown Dam (John T. Myers Lock & Dam Observation date: 2/7/10 Number of species: 21 Common Goldeneye 4 Great Blue Heron 1 Red-tailed Hawk 3 American Kestrel 1 Killdeer 2 Ring-billed Gull 1 Rock Pigeon 25 Northern Flicker 1 Pileated Woodpecker 1 Blue Jay 2 American Crow 10 Tufted Titmouse 2 White-breasted Nuthatch 1 Carolina Wren 3 American Robin 1 European Starling 23 Song Sparrow 3 Swamp Sparrow 2 Northern Cardinal 5 Red-winged Blackbird 3 Common Grackle 2 American Goldfinch 2 This report was generated automatically by eBird v2(http://ebird.org) I headed over to Highland Creek Unit to look for Rusty Blackbirds...nada. Prime area was flooded and frozen. So I only stayed 15 minutes. Location: Sloughs WMA - Jenny Hole/Highland Creek Unit Observation date: 2/7/10 Number of species: 11 Red-tailed Hawk 1 Red-bellied Woodpecker 1 Downy Woodpecker 1 Northern Flicker 1 Blue Jay 2 American Crow 17 Carolina Chickadee 1 Tufted Titmouse 2 White-breasted Nuthatch 1 Song Sparrow 2 Common Grackle 5 This report was generated automatically by eBird v2(http://ebird.org) Henderson Co: Next off to check out Horseshoe Road slough. Road there was pretty bad, muddy, washboard, potholes. Horseshoe Road slough was FULL. Mostly ice covered. At the far NE end could see some Shovelers landing. Sloughs WMA (Henderson Co.) Next Crenshaw Tract. The slough was iced over. Could hear a couple of Blue Jays and one Eastern Towhee. Anderson Pond, a few areas clear of ice. One adult Bald Eagle in a tree in the middle of Anderson Pond. Wood Tract: Several thousand Snow Geese, I'm guessing 4000 at the south end. Canadas: maybe 100. Muddy Slough: 300 Canadas Hardy Slough: 500 Canadas. I didn't really see any Speckle-bellies although they might of been there. Very little flying around of the geese. Just a few Canadas here and there. Overall not a great day. Charlie Henderson Co. Subject: (no subject) From: Terry Anderson <tpaulanderson AT hotmail.com> Date: Sun, 7 Feb 2010 16:51:14 -0500 Lots of feeder activity with the new snow. Seems like I have been feeding more goldfinches than usual, 30+ or so, junco's are normal in number, 6 or so at one time, the most interesting bird was an American tree sparrow which I saw today for the first time at my winter feeders, on the ground with the white-crowned and song sparrows. Terry Anderson Northern Anderson County EMAILING FOR THE GREATER GOOD Join me Subject: life bird From: Nicole McClure <racehoss00 AT yahoo.com> Date: Sun, 7 Feb 2010 12:50:43 -0800 (PST) WHOA....................What a flipping GREAT Super Bowl Sunday, and the game hasn't even been played yet!. I just saw a first in my yard and in my life....Red-Bellied Woodpecker! He/she was hanging from my suet feeder, desperately trying to get the remainder of the Raisen Suet. I think I may run outside and refill...and try to get him/her to come back. And dangit if the camera is not here right now... Other birds in the yard today... Mourning Doves 10+ Goldfinches 20+ Starlings 3 House Sparrows 10 Blue Jays 3 Chickadees 2 WT Sparrow 1 Something I have noticed this winter, at least in my yard, are the droves of goldfinches consistently at the feeder, and the lack of Juncos around. The last 2 winters, I averaged about 10 of each, now I have 20-40 finches and 2 or 3 juncos.   Nicole McClure UMR- A United Healthcare Company 333 West Vine St. Suite 500 Lexington, KY 40507 Subject: Barren Whooping Crane 6 February 2010 From: David Roemer <dlroemer AT yahoo.com> Date: Sat, 6 Feb 2010 14:07:11 -0800 (PST) An adult was present with Sandhills in a cornfield along hwy 685 approximately .6 mile south of hwy 68/80 this afternoon.  I had a second-hand report from Wayne Tamminga with the Dept. of Fish and Wildlife that a northbound Whooping Crane was observed with Sandhills in Allen County Thursday and this may be the same bird. There are probably in excess of 12,000 Sandhill Cranes in the Barren vicinity now.  The largest concentration was feeding in the Merry Oaks/Bon Ayr area just south of 68/80 this afternoon. Other areas where birds were feeding today were along hwy 1318 just east of 31E and along hwy 252 south of the dam. 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: Re: Bald eagles and such From: "Millie" <kymillie AT insightbb.com> Date: Sat, 6 Feb 2010 10:24:40 -0500 Need to take a night on the road and go up to the dams on the Mississippi River if they want to see lots of eagles, many up close and personal, especially at Canton, MO and Quincy, IL. However, ages 2-4-10 might get a little antsy. :-) Just returned from Florida where we saw four--3 at Sanibel, one at Seagrove Beach. Many yellow rumps at the little park I went to at Seagrove. This was not a birding trip, but I did get two life birds at Ding Darling--reddish egret and yellow crowned night heron. So many osprey on the nests at Sanibel that we lost count. AND Thanks to all who recommended IBirdPro for my ITouch. DL'd it when I got to our lodging and it served me well since I went off and left my bird field guides at home. Millie Farmer St. Matthews, KY ----- Original Message ----- From: Melissa To: birdky AT freelists.org Sent: Friday, February 05, 2010 6:48 PM Subject: [birdky] Bald eagles and such Yesterday (2-4-10) my nonbirding friends wanted to see eagles. On the way to Land Between the Lakes we observed the Olive Branch eagle sitting on its nest.There are only six limbs left on this tree!! We then observed an eagle sitting on the Honker Lake nest. While watching, the mate flew in with food. Three juv. eagles flew over the lake, and another juv. was perched at the Duncan Lake roost. Eagles Weekend out of Kenlake this weekend should produce a good show. A peregrine falcon was busy swooping off of the Eggner's Ferry Bridge. Common (6) and hooded (6) mergansers and a horned grebe floated on Honker Lake. Five yellow-rumped warblers were flitting at the water edge. Melissa Easley 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 eagles and such From: Melissa <melissaeasley1 AT gmail.com> Date: Fri, 05 Feb 2010 17:48:02 -0600 Yesterday (2-4-10) my nonbirding friends wanted to see eagles. On the way to Land Between the Lakes we observed the Olive Branch eagle sitting on its nest.There are only six limbs left on this tree!! We then observed an eagle sitting on the Honker Lake nest. While watching, the mate flew in with food. Three juv. eagles flew over the lake, and another juv. was perched at the Duncan Lake roost. Eagles Weekend out of Kenlake this weekend should produce a good show. A peregrine falcon was busy swooping off of the Eggner's Ferry Bridge. Common (6) and hooded (6) mergansers and a horned grebe floated on Honker Lake. Five yellow-rumped warblers were flitting at the water edge. Melissa Easley 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: The Rusty Blackbird Blitz continues! From: "Heyden, Kathryn (FW)" <kathryn.heyden AT ky.gov> Date: Fri, 5 Feb 2010 16:08:30 -0500 We're coming into the second weekend of the Rusty Blackbird Blitz! Don't forget to keep those Rusties in mind when you're out looking at birds this weekend! The weather this winter (snowy, wet and cold) may be causing Rusty Blackbirds to show up in irregular areas. Some of the more reliable locations have not produced sightings this year; while other less-predictable areas have produced sightings. Regardless, there are many more spots to check so let's get out and better document this species' distribution in our state! Please feel free to e-mail me for more information, specific to Kentucky and see below for details. Rusty Blackbird Blitz will occur January 30-February 15, 2010. The Rusty Blackbird Hot Spot Blitz will occur throughout the Rusty Blackbird winter range in over 20 midwestern and southeastern states. Participants will simply be asked to visit locations where they have previously sighted or would expect to encounter Rusty Blackbirds and submit their observations via e-Bird. Please see the protocol posted at the website below. Attached is an optional datasheet you might use if you find it helpful. I've also attached a flyer which contains some general ID tips and info. The purpose of the Blitz is to gain a better understanding of the distribution and habitat use of rusty blackbirds throughout their range, thus all observations of rusty blackbirds (even those that might visit feeders during this snow and cold-snap) are valuable! If you don't use eBird regularly, please consider entering all your observations of Rusty Blackbirds (even outside the Blitz period). All observations will be used by researchers currently studying their steep, long-term population decline. Protocol and additional information on identification, habitat preferences, etc., have been posted on the Smithsonian Migratory Bird Center's Rusty Blackbird website: http://nationalzoo.si.edu/ConservationAndScience/MigratoryBirds/Research /Rusty_Blackbird/protocol.cfm Information is also available on Cornell Laboratory of Ornithology's e-Bird site: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/news/rubl-survey-2010 Thanks to anyone who participates and feel free to e-mail me if you'd like a few ideas for potential areas to search for rusty blackbirds. Have a good weekend! -Kate Kate Heyden Avian Biologist Nongame Branch KY Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources #1 Sportsman's Lane Frankfort, KY 40601 Phone: (502) 564-7109 ext. 4475 Fax: (502) 564 4519 kathryn.heyden AT ky.gov www.fw.ky.gov Did you know... Department of Fish and Wildlife receives NO state tax dollars and manages wildlife for all citizens? Confidentiality Notice: This e-mail message, including any attachment, is for the sole use of the intended recipient(s) and may contain confidential information. Any unauthorized review, use, disclosure or distribution is strictly prohibited. If you are not the intended recipient, please contact the sender, by e-mail, and destroy all copies of the original message. Subject: New photo quiz ... From: "Palmer-Ball, Brainard (EEC)" <Brainard.Palmer-Ball AT ky.gov> Date: Fri, 5 Feb 2010 14:55:31 -0500 Gary Ritchison has posted on the KOS web site at the following link a new bird quiz. http://www.biology.eku.edu/kos/whatisit.htm Look for a solution to this one within a week or so. bpb, Louisville Subject: Redheaded Woodpecker From: Lana Hays <lhays2 AT insightbb.com> Date: Fri, 5 Feb 2010 11:06:21 -0500 After I put out the suet, the feeders were slammed with starlings. I never saw my Sapsucker again and I'm sure he never had a chance at the feeders again. Eddie Huber asked me if I had seen any Redheaded Woodpeckers and I explained that they usually leave at the end of August and return the first of April. The second year that I had them at my house, 2 left for a couple of months and then returned to spend the winter. Well, my husband told me that a Redheaded Woodpecker showed up at the peanut feeder yesterday. I stopped putting the suet out due to the starlings but keep peanuts and other seed in the feeders so he found food. Lana Hays Walton, 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: birdy identification help From: ppkdrn AT aol.com Date: Fri, 05 Feb 2010 10:22:55 -0500 I have had a bird haning out with the starlings for the last few days and I am not quite sure what it is although I am pretty sure it is not a starling. At first I thought it was a cowbird so that will give you size and shape but it does not have a brown head and the bill is wrong. It has the long dagger bill like a starling, but it is black and so are it's legs. I have not yet been able to determine an eye color although they are not yellow. This bird appears to be black all over and eats suet. I have not seed it at any of the seed feeders. I am trying to get a picture but so far nothing. Whatbird.com has an interesting search feature that can be used. Different categories are clicked and then a list of possible birds appears. The two it gave me were bullock's oriole and red winged blackbird. I had a red winged blackbird over the last weekend but that is not what this bird is neither is it a bullock's oriole. Would appreciate guesses so I could do more research. Thanks, Paula Geihs Nelson County Subject: RPT:bookend day birds in urban/suburban Louisville From: michael autin <napkinarmstrong AT hotmail.com> Date: Fri, 5 Feb 2010 01:22:14 -0500 Today there was no time to bird but regardless I started my day with a flyover Yellow-rumped Warbler in my backyard around 9:30am and ended the day at my old apartment with my friend saying she thought she heard a Barred Owl, and then surely enough it responded to my better-than-usual imitation. This location is on Southern Parkway about a mile South of the Watterson Expressway, very cool! Good Birding...I can hear the distant ruffle of migrant warbler wings somewhere in Costa Rica Michael Autin Louisville, KY _________________________________________________________________ Your E-mail and More On-the-Go. Get Windows Live Hotmail Free. http://clk.atdmt.com/GBL/go/201469229/direct/01/ Subject: Barkley and KY Dams, 2/3/20 From: John Rice <hermit2337 AT att.net> Date: Thu, 4 Feb 2010 11:21:07 -0800 (PST) YOU HAVE TO READ THIS: So there I am at KY dam part boat ramp, photographing a sick rein-billed gull, and looking for ducks WHEN -- this lady walks up beside the truck. Well, my 2 border collies went off because they don't allow just anyone - correction ANYONE - to get near their truck. After the mutts are calm, she says, quietly "There's a falcon in that tree." Says I, "What tree?". Says she "That tree right next to your truck." I looks up, and there, 40' away, is the biggest, beuatifullest, mostest photo-op oportunity Peregrine Falcon I have ever seen! Well, the upshot is that it was VERY tame, and we walked around and got some wonderful shots, and after my camera battery sent dead, it flew over to the dam. Who was that masked woman? It was HAP, from Murray! I was so glad to meet her because I have read many of her posts on birdKY. Kuttawa inside the breakwall American Coot Eastern Bluebird UID Gulls far off Barkey Dam Canada Goose Pied-billed Grebe American Coot American White Pelican -1 Great Blue Heron Ring-billed Gull Herring Gull - 1 American Crow European Starling Red-winged Blackbird KY Dam, above dam at boat ramp Ring-necked Duck Bufflehead Common Goldeneye Pied-billed Grebe Horned Grebe Great Blue Heron Peregrine Falcon American Coot Ring-billed Gull John Rice, Caldwell County Subject: Ky Dam 2/3/10 From: HapC1 AT aol.com Date: Thu, 4 Feb 2010 09:49:28 EST A quick trip to KY Dam offered an unforgettable observation of the Peregrine Falcon that has been spending time there this winter. It first landed near the beach area. Then flew to a tree where it spend enough time for John Rice and I to get great looks and photos. I later saw it chasing Rock Pigeons below the dam. Other birds of interest: Ring-necked Duck Lesser Scaup Bufflehead Common Goldeneye Common Loon 1 Pied-billed Grebe Horned Grebe Great Blue Heron Turkey Vulture Red-tailed Hawk Peregrine Falcon 1 Killdeer Ring-billed Gull Herring Gull Rock Pigeon Red-bellied Woodpecker Downy Woodpecker Blue Jay American Crow White-breasted Nuthatch Hap Murray, KY Subject: Re: Mycoplasmal conjuntivitis From: Paul Hager <bereahager AT adelphia.net> Date: Wed, 3 Feb 2010 21:37:08 -0500 IAt least half the house finches have conjunctivitus and I have seen it in a few of the goldfinches. I had one to two dozen house finches in December -- now I may see at most 5 a day. The goldfinch numbers seemed to have increased to dozens, but I have seen the disease in no more than two at one time and usually only one. I saw one goldfinch today which seemed at the end of its rope 5 house finches = two with conjunctivitus. I have been watching te other birds and have not seen any in cardinals, sparrows or juncos. I found a dead dove when I moved my recycling bin Monday, but it did not appear to have an eye problem. Thre just seems to be an epidemic this winter. I observed only one bird the whole of lat winter. Paul Hager, Berea. On Feb 3, 2010, at 5:37 PM, linda craiger wrote: > I have had a significant outbreak of mycoplasmal conjunctivitis in > my feeders birds, primarily the House Finches, but at least one > Goldfinch and a female Cardinal. Although I cleaned my feeders, I > stopped using them and have just scattered seeds rather than > putting them in the feeders for a week now, and the Cardinal just > showed up today. I'm very concerned. Is anyone else having a > problem at this time? Thanks. Linda Craiger / Glasgow > Hotmail: Free, trusted and rich email service. Get it now. Subject: Recent Highlights From: David Roemer <dlroemer AT yahoo.com> Date: Wed, 3 Feb 2010 17:56:48 -0800 (PST) 23 January 2010 BARREN COUNTY Canada Goose (leucistic) Common Goldeneye (Barren Dam) Bald Eagle (adult at Dam) Red-tailed Hawk (B.j.calurus x Krider's) Sandhill Crane (1000+) Lapland Longspur (few scattered w/ Horned Larks) 24 January PEABODY WMA/SINCLAIR UNIT Red-tailed Hawk (light-morph B.j.harlani or Krider's intergrade) LeConte's Sparrow Purple Finch (few scattered) 26 January DAMS/LBL AREA Gadwall (150 + Honker Lake) Common Merganser (22 Honker Lake) Red-tailed Hawk (2 albinistic...one 2/3 white, other all-white except central tail feathers) Peregrine Falcon (pair courting at 68/80 bridge/Barkley) Thayer's Gull (adult Ky Dam/ 1st-cycle Barkley Dam) Lesser Black-backed Gull (2nd-cy Barkley Dam) Pine Warbler (Ky Dam Marina) Chipping Sparrow (scattered/Livingston Co) American Tree Sparrow (Livingston) 29 January WARREN COUNTY GRIFFIN PARK Am Coot Gadwall (2) WALTON POND Northern Pintail 30 January BARREN Am Black Duck (5) Mallard (~150) Ring-necked (~30) PB Grebe (~20) Horned Grebe Sandhill Crane (~100 southbound) Ring-billed Gull (~3000) Herring Gull (adult) Bonaparte's Gull Red-headed Woodpecker (Allen Co) 31 January BARREN w/Joanie Hooded Merganser Red-tailed Hawk (B.j.calurus ad dark/Allen Co) Bald Eagle Sandhill Crane (several thousand) Savannah Sparrow (~100) 2 February DAMS/LBL AREA KY DAM Great Black-backed Gull (3rd-cycle) Lesser Black-backed Gull (2nd or 3rd-cycle) Thayer's Gull (adult) BARKLEY DAM Ruddy Duck (white-headed previously reported) HONKER LAKE Green-winged Teal (200+) Common Merganser (20+) Vesper Sparrow (Livingston Co) Savannah Sparrow (hundreds along melted roads in snow) 2 January WARREN GRIFFIN PARK Ring-necked Duck PETROS POND Greater White-fronted Goose (2) Am Black Duck (3) CHANEY Sandhill Crane (12) BARREN Sandhill Crane (10,000-12,000++) 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: January KY checklist From: "Kistler" <kistlers AT scrtc.com> Date: Wed, 3 Feb 2010 19:31:42 -0600 140 species. Great start to the new year. Steve & Rich _____ 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 mute swan tundra swan trumpeter swan wood duck gadwall widgeon black duck mallard blue-winged teal n. shoveler pintail green-winged teal canvasback redhead ring-necked duck gr. scaup les. scaup black 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 ruffed grouse turkey bobwhite Virginia rail coot sandhill crane killdeer greater yellowlegs spotted sandpiper least sandpiper Wilson's snipe woodcock little gull 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 barn owl 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 carolina chickadee titmouse red-breasted nuthatch white-breasted nuthatch brown creeper carolina wren winter wren marsh wren golden-crowned kinglet ruby-crowned kinglet bluebird hermit thrush wood thrush robin mockingbird thrasher starling American pipit waxwing orange-crowned warbler yellow-rumped warbler palm warbler common yellowthroat Eastern towhee Am. tree sparrow chipping sparrow field sparrow vesper sparrow savannah sparrow Harris's sparrow fox sparrow song sparrow swamp sparrow white-throated sparrow white-crowned sparrow junco lapland longspur cardinal indigo bunting red-winged blackbird e. meadowlark w. meadowlark rusty blackbird brewer's blackbird grackle cowbird purple finch house finch goldfinch house sparrow Subject: new email address From: "Dbrown" <dbrown AT ekns.net> Date: Wed, 3 Feb 2010 20:22:31 -0500 please change my email address to browndiane5050 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: Mycoplasmal conjuntivitis From: linda craiger <lindacraiger AT hotmail.com> Date: Wed, 3 Feb 2010 22:37:07 +0000 I have had a significant outbreak of mycoplasmal conjunctivitis in my feeders birds, primarily the House Finches, but at least one Goldfinch and a female Cardinal. Although I cleaned my feeders, I stopped using them and have just scattered seeds rather than putting them in the feeders for a week now, and the Cardinal just showed up today. I'm very concerned. Is anyone else having a problem at this time? Thanks. Linda Craiger / Glasgow _________________________________________________________________ Hotmail: Free, trusted and rich email service. http://clk.atdmt.com/GBL/go/201469228/direct/01/ Subject: U'town Dam addtion From: Charles Crawford <cr4d AT insightbb.com> Date: Wed, 3 Feb 2010 14:28:47 -0600 After confirming with Brainard I need to add a pair of Greater Scaup at Uniontown Dam this morning 2/3/10. 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: BKY: Indigo Bunting From: P & J BELL <patjanebell AT bellsouth.net> Date: Wed, 3 Feb 2010 11:46:47 -0800 (PST) We saw the Indigo bunting that we first reported on January 1 today on the Anchorage Trail.  We had not seen it for a couple of weeks. We  thought it had gone because  most of  the sparrows (Trees, Song, Swamp, Chipping) that it had been associating with had left the field. Today we saw only three Song Sparrows.   Pat and Jane Bell Louisville Subject: Uniontown Dam, Jenny Hole/Highland Creek, Sloughs Sauerheber Unit From: Charles Crawford <cr4d AT insightbb.com> Date: Wed, 3 Feb 2010 12:55:26 -0600 2/3/10 29º clear 2 to 3 inches of snow remains. Location: Uniontown Dam (John T. Myers Lock & Dam) (Union Co.) Observation date: 2/3/10 7:30AM to 8AM Notes: Water over the dam. Could not get close to my normal viewing spot due to high water at the end of the road. Number of species: 12 Mallard 3 in backwater Great Blue Heron 4 in backwater Bald Eagle 1 imm. Red-tailed Hawk 3 Rock Pigeon 15 American Crow 15 Tufted Titmouse 1 American Tree Sparrow 1 Fox Sparrow 1 Song Sparrow 2 Swamp Sparrow 5 Northern Cardinal 3 Location: Sloughs WMA - Jenny Hole/Highland Creek Unit (Henderson Co.) Observation date: 2/3/10 8:40AM to 9:40AM Notes: High water again, most of it frozen. NO Bald Eagles anywhere near the nest. In fact the nest looks the same as last year. 1 River Otter in the partially thawing back water. 1 Coyote running ahead of my Jeep for 1/4 mile. Number of species: 18 Accipiter sp. 1 Red-tailed Hawk 1 Red-bellied Woodpecker 3 Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 1 Downy Woodpecker 2 Hairy Woodpecker 1 Northern Flicker 3 Pileated Woodpecker 1 American Crow 5 Carolina Chickadee 2 Tufted Titmouse 5 White-breasted Nuthatch 2 Carolina Wren 1 Field Sparrow 1 Song Sparrow 1 Swamp Sparrow 2 White-throated Sparrow 3 Red-winged Blackbird 5 American Goldfinch 10 This report was generated automatically by eBird v2(http://ebird.org) Attempted to drive to Horseshoe Road slough via 136. Impassible. The Ohio is completely over the road near 1574. Finally I drove by the Sloughs on 268. 268 (River) slough is flooded completely, but has a large area of open water, but deserted. Anderson Pond frozen, deserted. Wood Tract frozen. 3 Bald Eagles, imm., working over a carcass at the edge of the frozen water. No water being pumped in anywhere. Area across from Pond Creek Marsh entrance is frozen and deserted. Hardy Slough frozen. A mix of about 2000 Canadas and Greater White- fronted Geese. Charlie Hendeson Co. Subject: RPT & INFO: Misc ... From: "Palmer-Ball, Brainard (EEC)" <Brainard.Palmer-Ball AT ky.gov> Date: Wed, 3 Feb 2010 09:33:01 -0500 BIRDKY Listserv ... I'm actually amazed that goof-ups like last week's non-birding post don't happen more often; they typically just represent an unintentional faux pas, and can be passed by without comment; however, not everybody sees retractions before they see the initial post, so a few off-the-handle responses are also to be expected ... it certain reinforces the need to practice "safe posting" on the internet by always checking your list of recipients of outgoing mail *as well as* looking at everything in your Inbox before replying to any single email ... :o) On a related note, we have had a few attachments posted to the Listserv in recent months ... again the occasional one is to be expected (I did it once ... uh-oh), but just to remind users, the Listserv rules state that attachments are not to accompany any posts ... there are several means of posting *links* to photos or other material. Swan hybrids ... the two birds in Oldham County certainly look straightforward for Mute Swan x Black Swan hybrids. Hybrids don't always reflect parentage in 50:50 proportions and there's always the possibility of back crosses, too. Ky Dam ... last week a letter was sent to TVA on behalf of the Kentucky Ornithological Society formally requesting that they revisit the topic of closing off vehicular access to the "pull outs" on the dam in their final road design. I have not yet heard back from TVA, but hope to hear something next week. Sandhill Cranes ... yesterday afternoon, Kate Heyden, Shawchyi Vorisek, Ben Leffew, and myself stopped briefly by the Hardin County Sandhill Cranes ... the highlight was watching a number of them bathing in a slow-moving stream full of meltwater from the recent snow. Have seen cranes do lots of things over the years, but it was really neat to see them stooping down and splashing those huge wings in the water. I guess a few days of no rain and frozen ponds and streams is enough to make any crane have the urge to bathe! bpb, Louisville Subject: Re: Possible Black Swan Hybrid From: John Brunjes <john.brunjes AT gmail.com> Date: Wed, 3 Feb 2010 08:15:43 -0500 Ok....I shared the pictures with David Roemer and he believes you are correct in your black/mute hybrid. He was going to look at a few more references and I'm sure will comment here later. I certainly see his points....the more immature swan stuff I see...the more confused I get. John On 2/2/10, Paul McAllister wrote: > Fellow birders, > On Sunday, 1-31-2010 at 12:15 pm at Reformatory Lake near Buckner, KY, we > observed a swan that appeared to be a juvenile hybrid black swan. It had a > black neck, pinkish-black bill and a sooty black back with white flecks. It > was with another swan -- mottled relatively dark gray with white and also > with a pinkish-black bill. At first, we thought that both the birds were > juvenile mute swans, but the black plumage on the one was so dark that we > had second thoughts. Both birds had black legs and appeared to have held > their necks in S shapes as do mute swans. There are two resident mute swans > on the lake. The two darker swans did not associate with them and remainded > together. We have returned twice to the lake, but have not seen the "dark" > swans again (the resident mute swans remain). Has anyone else seen birds > like these in Kentucky? --or is anyone aware of the existence of black swans > in KY that may have interbred with mute swans? (According to a UK web site, > hybridized black and mute swans have been recorded.) > > Paul and Carol McAllister > Prospect KY > -- John H. Brunjes Frankfort, 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: Re: FW: Never Forgive A Traitor From: David Roemer <dlroemer AT yahoo.com> Date: Wed, 3 Feb 2010 04:41:38 -0800 (PST) Willard stated that the post was inadvertant and apologized, everyone makes mistakes. Let's end this discussion and get back to the birds. Kentucky has one of the cleanest listserves on the internet when it comes to bickering, let's keep it that way. David Roemer Bowling Green --- On Wed, 2/3/10, PHILLIP GRAY wrote: > From: PHILLIP GRAY > Subject: RE: [birdky] FW: Never Forgive A Traitor > To: willardgray_38 AT yahoo.com, "Anita" , "Bonnie Ashby" , "Doug Dawes" , Bearone37 AT aol.com, "Billie Vanbibber" , "birdky" , "Carla Bartleman" , "Charles Mills" , "Dave Van Bibber" , "Davis Gray" , "Derrick-Sherrie Lloyd" , "Debra Atchley" , "Donna Gray-Goodaker" , dlroemer AT yahoo.com, "randy allen" , "Marcia Dorgan" , "Dale & Sherrie Kinnis" , edrayosprey AT yahoo.com, "George Fleischmann" , "mabel gray" , invite AT surveysavy.com, "Jane Roberts" , "Jerry Boden" , "Julie Magargle" , "Kathy Ayres" , "Dr. Godwin" , "nola Gray" , "Lee Wilson" , "William Gray" , "James Donald Gray" , " Barry (KYTC)Nichols" > Date: Wednesday, February 3, 2010, 2:13 AM > While > I agree with what you say about being the wrong forum I > might point out that my father probably hit a wrong button > by mistake. In which case you could realize as I often have > to do that he is sometimes easily confused by the internet > and email programs. If he meant to send it to you then > possibly you should take it under advisement or just delete > it and send him a personal message asking not to receive any > more like it and not gang up like a bunch of turkey and > black vultures wanting to feed on an elderly gentleman. I > might add that as far as BIRDS go I would pit him against > the whole lot of you for being able to > identify birds without ever seeing them or looking at any > given habitat and telling you what you will see and hear > bird wise before you ever get out of the car. As for the > gentleman who mentioned SNOPES the LIBERALLY run "we > are the authority > on the truth" people, give me a break. I have > personally found verifiable truths listed as incorrect on > that forum and would not give you a plug nickle for an > outfit who says they verify the validity of things when they > have an agenda of their own, buyer beware!!  Would not > supprise me to find out that debunked the claim of bird > watchers every where that the Cardinal was a "RED > COLORED" bird, LOL!!! > > --- On Tue, 2/2/10, Nichols, Barry (KYTC) > wrote: > > From: Nichols, Barry (KYTC) > Subject: RE: [birdky] FW: Never Forgive A Traitor > To: willardgray_38 AT yahoo.com, "Anita" > , "Bonnie Ashby" > , "Doug Dawes" > , Bearone37 AT aol.com, > "Billie Vanbibber" > , > "birdky" , > "Carla Bartleman" , > "Charles Mills" , > "Dave Van Bibber" > , "Davis Gray" > , "Derrick-Sherrie Lloyd" > , "Debra Atchley" > , "Donna > Gray-Goodaker" , > dlroemer AT yahoo.com, "randy allen" > , "Marcia Dorgan" > , "Dale & Sherrie > Kinnis" , > edrayosprey AT yahoo.com, "George Fleischmann" > , "mabel gray" > , invite AT surveysavy.com, > "Jane Roberts" , > "Jerry Boden" , > "Julie Magargle" , > "Kathy Ayres" , > "Dr. Godwin" , > "nola Gray" , > "Jon Gray" > , "Lee Wilson" > , "William Gray" > , "James Donald Gray" > > Date: Tuesday, February 2, 2010, 12:41 PM > > > > > > > > > > > > > I’m pretty > sure birdky is really for discussing birds not this > sort of junk.  A bit of reflection before copying an > address book and hitting > send might be in order.  I’m just > sayin… > > >   > > > > > > > > From: > birdky-bounce AT freelists.org > [mailto:birdky-bounce AT freelists.org] On Behalf > Of willard gray > > Sent: Tuesday, February 02, 2010 3:06 PM > > To: Anita; Bonnie Ashby; Doug Dawes; > Bearone37 AT aol.com; Billie > Vanbibber; birdky; Carla Bartleman; Charles Mills; Dave Van > Bibber; Davis Gray; > Derrick-Sherrie Lloyd; Debra Atchley; Donna Gray-Goodaker; > dlroemer AT yahoo.com; > randy allen; Marcia Dorgan; Dale & Sherrie Kinnis; > edrayosprey AT yahoo.com; > George Fleischmann; mabel gray; invite AT surveysavy.com; Jane > Roberts; Jerry Boden; > Julie Magargle; Kathy Ayres; Dr. Godwin; nola Gray; Jon > Gray; Lee Wilson; > William Gray; James Donald Gray > > Subject: [birdky] FW: Never Forgive A > Traitor > > > > > >   > > >   > > > > > > > > ================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: Possible Black Swan Hybrid From: John Brunjes <john.brunjes AT gmail.com> Date: Tue, 2 Feb 2010 19:35:35 -0500 I received pictures of your birds from a lady in LaGrange this morning. They are unusually dark....but the bills appear to make them mutes to me. I sent them to Brainard....maybe he will comment in a bit. John sent from my iPhone John H. Brunjes Ph.D Kentucky Dept. Of Fish and Wildlife Resources #1 Sportsman's Lane Frankfort, KY 40601 800-858-1549 On Feb 2, 2010, at 6:38 PM, Paul McAllister wrote: > Fellow birders, > On Sunday, 1-31-2010 at 12:15 pm at Reformatory Lake near Buckner, > KY, we observed a swan that appeared to be a juvenile hybrid black > swan. It had a black neck, pinkish-black bill and a sooty black back > with white flecks. It was with another swan -- mottled relatively > dark gray with white and also with a pinkish-black bill. At first, > we thought that both the birds were juvenile mute swans, but the > black plumage on the one was so dark that we had second thoughts. > Both birds had black legs and appeared to have held their necks in S > shapes as do mute swans. There are two resident mute swans on the > lake. The two darker swans did not associate with them and remainded > together. We have returned twice to the lake, but have not seen the > "dark" swans again (the resident mute swans remain). Has anyone > else seen birds like these in Kentucky? --or is anyone aware of the > existence of black swans in KY that may have interbred with mute > swans? (According to a UK web site, hybridized black and mute swans > have been recorded.) > > Paul and Carol McAllister > Prospect 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: Re: FW: Never Forgive A Traitor From: "John D. Mardis" <jdmskylark AT bellsouth.net> Date: Tue, 2 Feb 2010 16:32:12 -0800 (PST) As a peace loving bird watcher and a Vietnam Vet . . . I agree that this is an inappropriate use of the birdky forum. Sgt. jd mardis, US Army '68 - '70 (ret) bowling green, Ky ________________________________ From: "Nichols, Barry (KYTC)" To: willardgray_38 AT yahoo.com; Anita ; Bonnie Ashby ; Doug Dawes ; Bearone37 AT aol.com; Billie Vanbibber ; birdky ; Carla Bartleman ; Charles Mills ; Dave Van Bibber ; Davis Gray ; Derrick-Sherrie Lloyd ; Debra Atchley ; Donna Gray-Goodaker ; dlroemer AT yahoo.com; randy allen ; Marcia Dorgan ; Dale & Sherrie Kinnis ; edrayosprey AT yahoo.com; George Fleischmann ; mabel gray ; invite AT surveysavy.com; Jane Roberts ; Jerry Boden ; Julie Magargle ; Kathy Ayres ; Dr. Godwin ; nola Gray ; Jon Gray ; Lee Wilson ; William Gray ; James Donald Gray Sent: Tue, February 2, 2010 3:41:13 PM Subject: [birdky] Re: FW: Never Forgive A Traitor I’m pretty sure birdky is really for discussing birds not this sort of junk. A bit of reflection before copying an address book and hitting send might be in order. I’m just sayin… From:birdky-bounce AT freelists.org [mailto:birdky-bounce AT freelists.org] On Behalf Of willard gray Sent: Tuesday, February 02, 2010 3:06 PM To: Anita; Bonnie Ashby; Doug Dawes; Bearone37 AT aol.com; Billie Vanbibber; birdky; Carla Bartleman; Charles Mills; Dave Van Bibber; Davis Gray; Derrick-Sherrie Lloyd; Debra Atchley; Donna Gray-Goodaker; dlroemer AT yahoo.com; randy allen; Marcia Dorgan; Dale & Sherrie Kinnis; edrayosprey AT yahoo.com; George Fleischmann; mabel gray; invite AT surveysavy.com; Jane Roberts; Jerry Boden; Julie Magargle; Kathy Ayres; Dr. Godwin; nola Gray; Jon Gray; Lee Wilson; William Gray; James Donald Gray Subject: [birdky] FW: Never Forgive A Traitor Subject: RPT:birding in Southeastern Jefferson County and Fairdale 01/31; yellow-rumped warbler and tree sparrow From: michael autin <napkinarmstrong AT hotmail.com> Date: Tue, 2 Feb 2010 19:06:30 -0500 No real highlights just a different birding route. I started off at Melco basin and proceeded down Grade Lane, to Minors Lane South and then took a side road towards national Turnpike that had potential but not a lot of birds. I was attempting to find good feeding stations and fields of which I found few or none and with very low numbers of most birds After that I jumped on the Snyder and got off on Cooper Chapel stopping at Mcneely Lake briefly and then checked some side roads East of there ending up at dusk on Brentlinger Lane. Location: Louisville, Jefferson County, KY, US Observation date: 1/31/10 Notes: this count was conducted essentially in the Southeastern and South central portions of county Number of species: 37 Canada Goose 25 Mallard 65 Green-winged Teal 1 seen at creek crossing just North of Melco basin on Grade Lane but 200 yds away with no scope Great Blue Heron 1 seen very few lately- at Minors Lane South Black Vulture 2 soaring with 2 TV's over landfill on Outer Loop Turkey Vulture 2 Red-shouldered Hawk 2 Red-tailed Hawk 8 American Kestrel 1 only one seen was flying through subdivision off Cooper Chapel in SE Jefferson Co. Killdeer 1 Killdeer in app. same location Rock Pigeon 125 Mourning Dove 35 Red-bellied Woodpecker 4 Downy Woodpecker 3 Northern Flicker 1 Blue Jay 12 American Crow 13 Carolina Chickadee 6 Tufted Titmouse 12 White-breasted Nuthatch 2 Carolina Wren 6 Eastern Bluebird 9 American Robin 223 Northern Mockingbird 18 European Starling 400 Yellow-rumped Warbler 1 nice to see while doing basically a driving count while on windy, but somewhat busy country roads in SE Jefferson Co. American Tree Sparrow 10 at Minors Lane South Field Sparrow 1 Song Sparrow 45 Swamp Sparrow 7 White-throated Sparrow 5 Dark-eyed Junco 18 Northern Cardinal 25 Eastern Meadowlark 5 MLS House Finch 12 American Goldfinch 4 House Sparrow 55 Good Brding, Michael Autin Louisville, KY _________________________________________________________________ Hotmail: Free, trusted and rich email service. http://clk.atdmt.com/GBL/go/201469228/direct/01/ Subject: Possible Black Swan Hybrid From: Paul McAllister <pcmcal AT gmail.com> Date: Tue, 2 Feb 2010 18:38:43 -0500 Fellow birders, On Sunday, 1-31-2010 at 12:15 pm at Reformatory Lake near Buckner, KY, we observed a swan that appeared to be a juvenile hybrid black swan. It had a black neck, pinkish-black bill and a sooty black back with white flecks. It was with another swan -- mottled relatively dark gray with white and also with a pinkish-black bill. At first, we thought that both the birds were juvenile mute swans, but the black plumage on the one was so dark that we had second thoughts. Both birds had black legs and appeared to have held their necks in S shapes as do mute swans. There are two resident mute swans on the lake. The two darker swans did not associate with them and remainded together. We have returned twice to the lake, but have not seen the "dark" swans again (the resident mute swans remain). Has anyone else seen birds like these in Kentucky? --or is anyone aware of the existence of black swans in KY that may have interbred with mute swans? (According to a UK web site, hybridized black and mute swans have been recorded.) Paul and Carol McAllister Prospect KY Subject: Robins From: "Bill Scates" <wrscates AT insightbb.com> Date: Tue, 2 Feb 2010 15:40:01 -0600 Yesterday morning we watched the mockingbird that guards our holly tree valiantly hold 4 dozen robins at bay that were perched in nearby willow and birch trees. By mid morning the numbers had swelled to 300+ and they had begun to overwhelm the mocker raiding the holly tree from hi and low to forage the berries. At dawn this morning the robins had been joined by a dozen or so bluebirds... the snow below the trees was red with droppings and the cacophony was almost deafening... The bedraggled mockingbird could only perch from a feeder and look on helplessly. Suddenly, as if on cue, the air became silent, the robins gone. So were the holly berries. The regular feeder birds which had abandoned the feeders at the robin onslaught, came back one-by-one and the mockingbird seemed content to eat the sunflower seeds, having relinquished his guard duty until next season's berry crop. Each summer at the first sign of robins in our blueberry field, I dutifully drag out the nets to cover the fruiting plants. I've often wondered if spending several thousand dollars on nets was a good investment... after all, how many berries could a few robins eat? Incidents like this seem to reinforce the wisdom of that decision. Bill Scates Woodburn South Warren Co. Subject: Re: FW: Never Forgive A Traitor From: "Julie Gee" <jbgee AT scrtc.com> Date: Tue, 2 Feb 2010 15:12:48 -0600 I agree with Barry. This is not appropriate for the birdky list. From: birdky-bounce AT freelists.org [mailto:birdky-bounce AT freelists.org] On Behalf Of Nichols, Barry (KYTC) Sent: Tuesday, February 02, 2010 2:41 PM To: willardgray_38 AT yahoo.com; Anita; Bonnie Ashby; Doug Dawes; Bearone37 AT aol.com; Billie Vanbibber; birdky; Carla Bartleman; Charles Mills; Dave Van Bibber; Davis Gray; Derrick-Sherrie Lloyd; Debra Atchley; Donna Gray-Goodaker; dlroemer AT yahoo.com; randy allen; Marcia Dorgan; Dale & Sherrie Kinnis; edrayosprey AT yahoo.com; George Fleischmann; mabel gray; invite AT surveysavy.com; Jane Roberts; Jerry Boden; Julie Magargle; Kathy Ayres; Dr. Godwin; nola Gray; Jon Gray; Lee Wilson; William Gray; James Donald Gray Subject: [birdky] Re: FW: Never Forgive A Traitor I’m pretty sure birdky is really for discussing birds not this sort of junk. A bit of reflection before copying an address book and hitting send might be in order. I’m just sayin… From: birdky-bounce AT freelists.org [mailto:birdky-bounce AT freelists.org] On Behalf Of willard gray Sent: Tuesday, February 02, 2010 3:06 PM To: Anita; Bonnie Ashby; Doug Dawes; Bearone37 AT aol.com; Billie Vanbibber; birdky; Carla Bartleman; Charles Mills; Dave Van Bibber; Davis Gray; Derrick-Sherrie Lloyd; Debra Atchley; Donna Gray-Goodaker; dlroemer AT yahoo.com; randy allen; Marcia Dorgan; Dale & Sherrie Kinnis; edrayosprey AT yahoo.com; George Fleischmann; mabel gray; invite AT surveysavy.com; Jane Roberts; Jerry Boden; Julie Magargle; Kathy Ayres; Dr. Godwin; nola Gray; Jon Gray; Lee Wilson; William Gray; James Donald Gray Subject: [birdky] FW: Never Forgive A Traitor Subject: Inadvertant msg:never forgive a traitor From: willard gray <willardgray_38 AT yahoo.com> Date: Tue, 2 Feb 2010 13:09:58 -0800 (PST) All suscribers   The post regarding Never forgive a traitor was posted inadvertantly and I apologize for it. It has nothing to do with this fine site and please forgive me and delete it from your computer. If there are further amends please let me know.   Willard Gray Cadiz, Ky. Subject: Re: FW: Never Forgive A Traitor From: Gary McManus <gmcmanus AT insightbb.com> Date: Tue, 02 Feb 2010 12:51:57 -0800 I've been trying to unsubscribe from this list for months. People should use listserve and not copy email addresses. Regarding Jane Fonda, this post is full of factual errors anyway, aside from being inappropriate on a bird watching list. People should fact check on Snopes.com before forwarding this nonsense. Christians call this sort of thing "bearing false witness" even if you dislike the person. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Nichols, Barry (KYTC)" Date: Tuesday, February 2, 2010 12:41 Subject: [birdky] Re: FW: Never Forgive A Traitor To: willardgray_38 AT yahoo.com, Anita , Bonnie Ashby , Doug Dawes , Bearone37 AT aol.com, Billie Vanbibber , birdky , Carla Bartleman , Charles Mills , Dave Van Bibber , Davis Gray , Derrick-Sherrie Lloyd , Debra Atchley , Donna Gray-Goodaker , dlroemer AT yahoo.com, randy allen , Marcia Dorgan , Dale & Sherrie Kinnis , edrayosprey AT yahoo.com, George Fleischmann , mabel gray , invite AT surveysavy.com, Jane Roberts , Jerry Boden , Julie Magargle , Kathy Ayres , "Dr. Godwin" , nola Gray , Jon Gray , Lee Wilson , William Gray , James Donald Gray > I’m pretty sure birdky is really for discussing birds not this > sort of junk. A bit of reflection before copying an > address book and hitting send might be in order. I’m just sayin… > > > > From: birdky-bounce AT freelists.org [mailto:birdky- > bounce AT freelists.org] On Behalf Of willard gray > Sent: Tuesday, February 02, 2010 3:06 PM > To: Anita; Bonnie Ashby; Doug Dawes; Bearone37 AT aol.com; Billie > Vanbibber; birdky; Carla Bartleman; Charles Mills; Dave Van > Bibber; Davis Gray; Derrick-Sherrie Lloyd; Debra Atchley; Donna > Gray-Goodaker; dlroemer AT yahoo.com; randy allen; Marcia Dorgan; > Dale & Sherrie Kinnis; edrayosprey AT yahoo.com; George > Fleischmann; mabel gray; invite AT surveysavy.com; Jane Roberts; > Jerry Boden; Julie Magargle; Kathy Ayres; Dr. Godwin; nola Gray; > Jon Gray; Lee Wilson; William Gray; James Donald Gray > Subject: [birdky] FW: Never Forgive A Traitor > > > > > > Subject: Re: FW: Never Forgive A Traitor From: "Nichols, Barry (KYTC)" <Barry.Nichols AT ky.gov> Date: Tue, 2 Feb 2010 15:41:13 -0500 I’m pretty sure birdky is really for discussing birds not this sort of junk. A bit of reflection before copying an address book and hitting send might be in order. I’m just sayin… From: birdky-bounce AT freelists.org [mailto:birdky-bounce AT freelists.org] On Behalf Of willard gray Sent: Tuesday, February 02, 2010 3:06 PM To: Anita; Bonnie Ashby; Doug Dawes; Bearone37 AT aol.com; Billie Vanbibber; birdky; Carla Bartleman; Charles Mills; Dave Van Bibber; Davis Gray; Derrick-Sherrie Lloyd; Debra Atchley; Donna Gray-Goodaker; dlroemer AT yahoo.com; randy allen; Marcia Dorgan; Dale & Sherrie Kinnis; edrayosprey AT yahoo.com; George Fleischmann; mabel gray; invite AT surveysavy.com; Jane Roberts; Jerry Boden; Julie Magargle; Kathy Ayres; Dr. Godwin; nola Gray; Jon Gray; Lee Wilson; William Gray; James Donald Gray Subject: [birdky] FW: Never Forgive A Traitor Subject: Indigo bunting From: willard gray <willardgray_38 AT yahoo.com> Date: Tue, 2 Feb 2010 12:18:34 -0800 (PST) After a few days absence the female Indigo bunting was back on the platform feeder today, 02022010.  As a matter of fact it is there now, that being 2:15 pm   Willard Gray Cadiz, Triggco. Ky Subject: FW: Never Forgive A Traitor From: willard gray <willardgray_38 AT yahoo.com> Date: Tue, 2 Feb 2010 12:06:07 -0800 (PST) --- On Mon, 2/1/10, randy allen wrote: From: randy allen Subject: FW: Never Forgive A Traitor To: 97mcelroy AT mchsi.com, "Anthony Borneman" , "Billie Vanbibber" , "Bobby & Nicky Adamov" , "Brenda Branch" , "bubbly1211 hastings" , "carlraymiller" , "Evenlyn McKenney" , "Frank Knapp" , "Georgia McIntosh" , "Glenn Worthington" , "Gordon Dietrick" , "gordon wilkey" , "Gospel Light Baptist church" , "Jeff & Kim Puckett" , "jeri lyn allen" , "Jerry & Charlayne Boden" , "Jerry Faulkner" , "Jimmie Smith" , "Joan Griesemer" , "Joe Cook" , joegroves AT bellsouth.net, "Joe Turner" , "Johnnie Nesb itt" , "Joyce Bozarth" , "Joy Stallons" , "laura voils" , "Leia Miller" , "linda dayoc" , "Linda Walker" , "Lynne Smith" , "Mary Long" , "Mike Barnes" , "Mike Resnick" , "Nancy Jackson" , "Paul & Mava Brown" , "Paul Hooper" , "Ronnie Webb" , "Roscoe Willet" , "'Russell & Pat Delaney'" , "Sam Carter" , "Sid" , "stephanie felker" , "Tom Morgan" , "Tony Vitalo" , "Tor DeWitt" , "willard gray" Date: Monday, February 1, 2010, 2:55 PM   #yiv290104999 .ExternalClass #ecxyiv1546282517 DIV {} Subject: FW: Never Forgive A Traitor #yiv290104999 .ExternalClass #ecxyiv1546282517 ecxfiltered {font-family:'Cambria Math';panose-1:2 4 5 3 5 4 6 3 2 4;} #yiv290104999 .ExternalClass #ecxyiv1546282517 ecxfiltered {font-family:Calibri;panose-1:2 15 5 2 2 2 4 3 2 4;} #yiv290104999 .ExternalClass #ecxyiv1546282517 ecxfiltered {font-family:Verdana;panose-1:2 11 6 4 3 5 4 4 2 4;} #yiv290104999 .ExternalClass #ecxyiv1546282517 ecxfiltered {font-family:'Comic Sans MS';panose-1:3 15 7 2 3 3 2 2 2 4;} #yiv290104999 .ExternalClass #ecxyiv1546282517 p.ecxMsoNormal, #yiv290104999 .ExternalClass #ecxyiv1546282517 li.ecxMsoNormal, #yiv290104999 .ExternalClass #ecxyiv1546282517 div.ecxMsoNormal {margin-bottom:.0001pt;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', 'serif';} #yiv290104999 .ExternalClass #ecxyiv1546282517 a:link, #yiv290104999 .ExternalClass #ecxyiv1546282517 span.ecxMsoHyperlink {color:blue;text-decoration:underline;} #yiv290104999 .ExternalClass #ecxyiv1546282517 a:visited, #yiv290104999 .ExternalClass #ecxyiv1546282517 span.ecxMsoHyperlinkFollowed {color:purple;text-decoration:underline;} #yiv290104999 .ExternalClass #ecxyiv1546282517 p {margin-right:0in;margin-left:0in;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', 'serif';} #yiv290104999 .ExternalClass #ecxyiv1546282517 span.ecxEmailStyle18 {font-family:'Calibri', 'sans-serif';color:#1F497D;} #yiv290104999 .ExternalClass #ecxyiv1546282517 .ecxMsoChpDefault {font-size:10.0pt;} #yiv290104999 .ExternalClass #ecxyiv1546282517 ecxfiltered {} #yiv290104999 .ExternalClass #ecxyiv1546282517 div.ecxSection1 {}         SHE REALLY WAS A TRAITOR                 and now the President wants to honor her ......!!!!              In Memory of LT. C.Thomsen Wieland who spent 100 days at the Hanoi Hilton IF YOU NEVER FORWARDED ANYTHING IN YOUR LIFE FORWARD THIS SO THAT EVERYONE WILL KNOW!!!!!! She really is a traitor A TRAITOR IS ABOUT TO BE HONORED KEEP THIS MOVING ACROSS AMERICA This is for all the kids born in the 70's who do not remember, and didn't have to bear the burden that our fathers, mothers and older brothers and sisters had to bear. Jane Fonda is being honored as one of the '100 Women of the Century.' BY BARBRA WALTERS Unfortunately, many have forgotten and still countless others have never known how Ms. Fonda betrayed not only the idea of our country, but specific men who served and sacrificed during Vietnam The first part of this is from an F-4E pilot. The pilot's name is Jerry Driscoll, a River Rat. In 1968, the former Commandant of the USAF Survival School was a POW in Ho Lo Prison the ' Hanoi Hilton.' Dragged from a stinking cesspit of a cell, cleaned, fed, and dressed in clean PJ's, he was ordered to describe for a visiting American 'Peace Activist' the 'lenient and humane treatment' he'd received. He spat at Ms. Fonda, was clubbed, and was dragged away. During the subsequent beating, he fell forward on to the camp Commandant 's feet, which sent that officer berserk. In 1978, the Air Force Colonel still suffered from double vision (which permanently ended his flying career) from the Commandant's frenzied application of a wooden baton. From 1963-65, Col. Larry Carrigan was in the 47FW/DO (F-4E's). He spent 6 years in the 'Hanoi Hilton',,, the first three of which his family only knew he was 'missing in action'. His wife lived on faith that he was still alive. His group, too, got the cleaned-up, fed and clothed routine in preparation for a 'peace delegation' visit. They, however, had time and devised a plan to get word to the world that they were alive an d still survived. Each man secreted a tiny piece of paper, with his Social Security Number on it , in the palm of his hand. When paraded before Ms. Fonda and a cameraman, she walked the line, shaking each man's hand and asking little encouraging snippets like: 'Aren't you sorry you bombed babies?' and 'Are you grateful for the humane treatment from your benevolent captors?' Believing this HAD to be an act, they each palmed her their sliver of paper. She took them all without missing a beat.. At the end of the line and once the camera stopped rolling, to the shocked disbelief of the POWs, she turned to the officer in charge and handed him all the little pieces of paper. Three men died from the subsequent beatings. Colonel Carrigan was almost number four but he survived, which is the only reason we know of her actions that day. I was a civilian economic development advisor in Vietnam , and was captured by the North Vietnamese communists in South Vietnam in 1968, and held prisoner for over 5 years. I spent 27 months in solitary confinement; one year in a cage in Cambodia ; and one year in a 'black box' in Hanoi My North Vietnamese captors deliberately poisoned and murdered a female missionary, a nurse in a leprosarium in Ban me Thuot, South Vietnam , whom I buried in the jungle near the Cambodian border. At one time, I weighed only about 90 lbs. (My normal weight is 170 lbs) We were Jane Fonda's 'war criminals..' When Jane Fonda was in Hanoi , I was asked by the camp communist political officer if I would be willing to meet with her.. I said yes, for I wanted to tell her about the real treatment we POWs received... and how different it was from the treatment purported by the North Vietnamese, and parroted by her as 'humane and lenient.' Because of this, I spent three days on a rocky floor on my knees, with my arms outstretched with a large steel weights placed on my hands, and beaten with a bamboo cane.  I had the opportunity to meet with Jane Fonda soon after I was released. I asked her if she would be willing to debate me on TV. She never did answer me. These first-hand experiences do not exemplify someone who should be honored as part of '100 Years of Great Women.' Lest we forget...' 100 Years of Great Women' should never include a traitor whose hands are covered with the blood of so many patriots. There are few things I have strong visceral reactions to, but Hanoi Jane's participation in blatant treason, is one of them. Please take the time to forward to as many people as you possibly can. It will eventually end up on her computer and she needs to know that we will never forget. RONALD D. SAMPSON, CMSgt, USAF 716 Maintenance Squadron, Chief of Maintenance DSN: 875-6431 COMM: 883-6343 PLEASE HELP BY SENDING THIS TO EVERYONE IN YOUR ADDRESS BOOK. IF ENOUGH PEOPLE SEE THIS MAYBE HER STATUS WILL CHANGE        Your E-mail and More On-the-Go. Get Windows Live Hotmail Free. Sign up now. Hotmail: Powerful Free email with security by Microsoft. Get it now. Hotmail: Trusted email with Microsoft’s powerful SPAM protection. Sign up now. Subject: RB Nuthatch From: ppkdrn AT aol.com Date: Tue, 02 Feb 2010 09:55:44 -0500 I had my first EVER Red Breasted Nuthatch at my feeder this morning, in fact he is still there right now. The nuthatches are my husband's favorites so it is nice to add a new member to the family. Paula Geihs Nelson County Subject: Spindletop From: "Gail and Joe Swanson" <gailandjoe AT windstream.net> Date: Mon, 1 Feb 2010 18:01:28 -0500 I did a Rusty Blackbird Hotspot Blitz at Spindletop at mid-day today. Looked over a few thousand starlings and did find 3 Ruatys. Total list: Canada Goose est 1500 Malards 12 Meadowlarks 22 Starlings X B H Cowbirds X roughly 10% if the Starling flocks House Sparrows X Mourning Dove 12 Common Grackle 5 Rusty Blackbirds 3 Song Sparrows 2 W C Sparrows 12 D E Juncos 5 American Robin 2 Killdeer 5 American Kestral 1 Red Tailed Hawk 4 Turkey Vultures 2 Northern Cardinals 1 Horned Larks 50 Rock Pigeons 400 Joe Swanson Lexington Subject: KOS Spring Mtg Room Reservations From: csbesse <csbesse AT bellsouth.net> Date: Mon, 1 Feb 2010 07:51:44 -0800 (PST) The spring meeting of the Kentucky Ornithological Society will be held at Jenny Wiley State Resort Park in Prestonsburg, KY Friday through Sunday, April 23 to 25, 2010.  We hope you will join us. To make a reservation using the KOS group rate, please call the lodge at 1-800-325-0142 and indicate that you are part of the KOS group.  The group rate for lodge rooms is $81.46 per night for a single or double room plus $10 per extra person. The deadline to make reservations under the KOS group rate is March 12th. After that date the rooms they are holding for our group will be released.  The park also has 1 & 2 bedroom cottages available, however KOS is not holding any of those at this time. Carol Besse Carmichael's Bookstores 1295 Bardstown Road & 2720 Frankfort Avenue Louisville, KY 502-896-6950 Publishers Weekly Bookseller of the Year 2009 Subject: 2010 KY checklist, jan From: "Kistler" <kistlers AT scrtc.com> Date: Sun, 31 Jan 2010 20:32:14 -0600 Rich and I laid out last year but decided to get back to our monthly reports in 2010. We do not make any attempt to verify reported species, just to pass them on. January was an excellent month with 140 species (little gull, Harris's sparrow, several warblers, indigo bunting) and I suspected we missed a couple. Please let me know what I need to fill in. Can someone confirm that we had a rough-legged hawk? Any snow buntings? Wood ducks? Siskins? Thanks and good birding, Kistler-Healy enterprises _____ 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 mute swan tundra swan trumpeter swan gadwall widgeon black duck mallard blue-winged teal n. shoveler pintail green-winged teal canvasback redhead ring-necked duck gr. scaup les. scaup black 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 ruffed grouse turkey bobwhite Virginia rail coot sandhill crane killdeer greater yellowlegs lesser yellowlegs spotted sandpiper hudsonian godwit least sandpiper Wilson's snipe woodcock little gull 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 barn owl 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 carolina chickadee titmouse red-breasted nuthatch white-breasted nuthatch brown creeper carolina wren winter wren marsh wren golden-crowned kinglet ruby-crowned kinglet bluebird hermit thrush robin mockingbird thrasher starling American pipit waxwing orange-crowned warbler yellow-rumped warbler palm warbler common yellowthroat Eastern towhee Am. tree sparrow chipping sparrow field sparrow vesper sparrow savannah sparrow Harris's sparrow fox sparrow song sparrow swamp sparrow white-throated sparrow white-crowned sparrow junco lapland longspur cardinal indigo bunting red-winged blackbird e. meadowlark w. meadowlark rusty blackbird brewer's blackbird grackle cowbird purple finch house finch goldfinch house sparrow Subject: birdky-funny story From: ppkdrn AT aol.com Date: Sun, 31 Jan 2010 14:11:21 -0500 I seem to have caught the creepy crud so many have these days and yesterday even when the feeders were low, I simply did not feel like going out to fill them. Today however, sitting here at my desk with birds looking in the window I decided I had no choice. If I had known what I was going to see when I opened the door to go out I would have grabbed my camera. I opened my door and started out and happened to look down. There was on single set of birds tracks that came right up to my kitchen door! Looking a little further, the same set of tracks had stopped at the sunroom door-this is where I store the bird seed. I wonder if I would have heard a little "knock" on the door this morning if I had been listening! Usual suspects at my feeders, just more of them. I finally got a "full house" picture this morning of my thistle feeder that can hold 24 birds at once. There were probably that many more finches on the ground waiting in line! A question. Most of you know that I am still pretty new at all of this so I was wondering about Hairy Woodpeckers. I read somewhere that they have about 17 subspecies. Will they vary greatly in size as well? I have one that is very small. Larger than a Downy but has the very long bill like a Hairy but I also have one that is as large or close to it, as a RB Woodpecker but it isn't a RB, it has no bars on it's back. Just looks like a Hairy to me. It is a female, have not seen a larger male. Thanks everyone. Paula Geihs Nelson county Subject: Yellow-bellied Sapsucker From: Lana Hays <lhays2 AT insightbb.com> Date: Sun, 31 Jan 2010 13:22:42 -0500 Thursday when I came home from school, I was pleased to see a Yellow-bellied Sapsucker at the feeders. The feeders/peanut log were pretty empty. I got a little too anxious to feed this guy and he took off....never to revisit that day. I was afraid that he was a one day wonder. However, this morning he reappeared so I'm hoping he's around for awhile. To reward him and my other woodpeckers, I made a fresh batch of homemade suet and put some out. Interesting that this is only the second time that I've had a sapsucker at my house. The last time was about 7 years ago. This winter has been pretty dismal as far as birds go at the feeders. We didn't get yesterday's snow but the storm that hit a few weeks ago certainly didn't bring many birds to the feeders. I was out of school for 2 days and kept them constantly filled. In years past I would have been quite busy and would have gone through maybe 20 lbs of bird seed. This time.....very little. Interesting that I only got 1 White-crowned sparrow and no White-throated sparrows. Also....no Eastern Towhees or Fox Sparrows or house finches. I did have about 10 juncos but I was amazed at all the "no shows". Guess I'll just to have to rejoice with the Sapsucker. 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From: "Palmer-Ball, Brainard (EEC)" <Brainard.Palmer-Ball AT ky.gov> Date: Sun, 31 Jan 2010 11:43:03 -0500 The below link demostrates very clearly why we don't have any significant movement of Snow Buntings and Lapland Longpsurs into the state during this snow event. There is no reason for them to come south from central IL, IN, and OH! bpb, Louisville http://www.crh.noaa.gov/news/display_cmsstory.php?wfo=lmk&storyid=47578&source=0 Subject: 8 inches of snow here From: "Lyneart" <lyneart AT lyneart.com> Date: Sun, 31 Jan 2010 06:49:33 -0600 Nothing much else to report besides snow depth of 8 inches. It might have been 9. I was going by how high it came on my boot and it was hard to get my boot all the way to the ground. Lots of birds out late yesterday afternoon. Cardinals and horned larks sharing same feeding areas in open pasture. You don't see those two species in the same part of town too often. Cowbirds invaded feeders yesterday. Frank Lyne frank AT lyneart.com near Dot in Logan County Subject: RPT: Incidental birding in Louisville before and after the snow; Orange-crowned Warbler! From: michael autin <napkinarmstrong AT hotmail.com> Date: Sun, 31 Jan 2010 02:52:20 -0500 I went birding for about an hour before and half before sunset on Friday on Minors Lane South and Melco retention basin. Not a lot but nice to see a small assortment of waterfowl in such a small area. My stop at Melco yielded only two birds as I did not have scope; Red-tailed Hawk and a single 1st. year gull most likely Herring from few details of shape and color that I could get. Canada Goose-25 Gadwall- a pair Mallard-5 Ring-necked Duck-1 fem.- I think a first for Minors lane Great Blue Heron-1 American Kestrel-1 Killdeer-1 Mourning Dove Red-bl. Wood.-1 Downy Wood.-1 Blue Jay Am. Crow-3 Caro. Chickadee Carolina Wren Am. Robin-1 flyover at sunset No. mockingbird Song Sp.-12 Swamp Sp.-25+ No. Cardinal-3 Red-wg. Blackbird-25 House Finch-2 Am. Goldfinch- a few Today I decided I had too many things to do to go birding, but while I was at my friend's Birthday party off of Cane Run Rd. the feeders next door received quite a bit of activity: Mourning Dove Red-bl. Wood.-2 Downy Wood.-1 Caro. Chickadee-4 Tufted Titmouse-6 Am. Robin-lots flying around constantly, but seldom stopping No. Mockingbird-1 Euro. Starling-12 ORANGE-CR. WARBLER- bird showed up at feeder but too far away to see and binocs were in car, but after narrowing it down to Ruby-cr. Kinglet or pos. Orange-cr. I went and got the binoculars and found my first Orange-cr. Warbler of the year. I decided adjacent riparian brush on the other side of the subdivision accounted for its presence, but still good bird for January. Dark-eyed Junco-12 or so including a well-studied bird that had all the markings of a fem. type "oregon" junco. the hood while not black, was well demarcated from the front and the back and the color on the back seemed richer and browner than anything I'm used to seeing on juncos. The sides while well-separated from the hood showed a slightly weaker convex shape than i would have liked but I am still new at this. I have to start bringing my camera places. No. Cardinal-4 House Finch-2 Hope to get out once more this weekend, but I don't know how I can top today's incidental birding. Good Birding, Michael Autin Louisville, KY _________________________________________________________________ Hotmail: Powerful Free email with security by Microsoft. http://clk.atdmt.com/GBL/go/196390710/direct/01/ Subject: feeder birds in calloway county From: "jan flynn" <dirtdigger_153 AT msn.com> Date: Sat, 30 Jan 2010 18:41:24 -0600 we have about 6 inches of snow (no ice on it) which attracted lots of unusual (for me) birds to the feeder. about a million brown headed cowbirds and 20 or so starlings along with probably 15 grackles are there most of the day. the starlings have unfortunately found the suet so I suspect they'll be back till they eat it all. several tufted titmouse, one redwing blackbird (which I've never seen at the feeder before-it was with the cowbirds), VERY yellow goldfinches (isn't it early for them to be yellow already?), about 50 cardinals, 2 eastern towhees, 2 brown thrashers, 3 fox sparrows (which I've not seen before), several DE juncos, mourning doves, about 20 white throated sparrows, the regular sparrows (house I think), a few purple and house finches, carolina chickadees, several downy woodpeckers and a single hairy, and of course an occasional gray squirrel just to keep it interesting. needless to say I'm not getting much down except check out our 2 covered platform feeders! jan flynn, almo KY (calloway county) Subject: Hog Island Ornithology programs From: nadezda nikolova <nadezda1 AT hotmail.com> Date: Sat, 30 Jan 2010 14:08:39 -0500 I am considering signing up for the upcoming Hog Island Ornithology program (most likely for Field Ornithology in June). Would anyone who attended the camp care to share their experiences and give recommendations? Also, is anyone interested in going (I live in Lexington)? Thanks! Nadezda Subject: BBC Field Trip Canceled From: csbesse <csbesse AT bellsouth.net> Date: Sat, 30 Jan 2010 09:42:33 -0800 (PST) The Beckham Bird Club field trip to Creasey Mahan Preserve and Reformatory Lake scheduled for Sunday January 31 has been canceled due to weather. Carol Besse Beckham Bird Club Subject: Re: "Christmas Story" revisited From: "roseanna AT gmail.com" <roseannamd@gmail.com> Date: Sat, 30 Jan 2010 11:13:49 -0500 I had the same thing happen this morning. A White-crowned Sparrow came down to the bird bath to drink, then landed in a nearby dogwood tree. I saw it trying to fly up, but its foot was stuck. I watched a bit to see if it could free itself before going out to help; it managed to get free. -- Roseanna Denton Science Hill, Pulaski On Sat, Jan 30, 2010 at 11:06 AM, Bill Scates wrote: > This morning a mockingbird stood in our heated bird bath, then flew to a > metal pole that supports several feeders. > A few moments later, it tried to fly off but found its feet frozen fast to > the metal perch. > After much wing beating it finally succeeded in freeing itself and flew > off. > > Subject: "Christmas Story" revisited From: "Bill Scates" <wrscates AT insightbb.com> Date: Sat, 30 Jan 2010 10:06:14 -0600 This morning a mockingbird stood in our heated bird bath, then flew to a metal pole that supports several feeders. A few moments later, it tried to fly off but found its feet frozen fast to the metal perch. After much wing beating it finally succeeded in freeing itself and flew off. Subject: Yellow Rump and other backyard birds From: Aaron Keatley <aaronkeatley AT prodigy.net> Date: Sat, 30 Jan 2010 07:39:14 -0800 (PST) I was pleasantly surprised to have a yellow rump warbler show up at the back yard bird feeder along with the usual suspects searching for food among the new snowfall.  Earlier this week I came home to find a coopers hawk trapped in my screened in porch.  He had crashed through a corner of the screen and hadn't been able to find his way out.  I had to smile at the thought of temporarily converting my porch into an aviary.   He calmly watched me join him on the porch so I could open the door and let him out.  Aaron Keatley Scott County off Midway Rd Subject: Sloughs 1/27/2010 From: John Rice <hermit2337 AT att.net> Date: Fri, 29 Jan 2010 15:46:07 -0800 (PST) Location: Sloughs Sauerheber unit along Rt 268, Henderson Co. Date: 1/27/2010 I counted from when I turned off the expressway at Henderson through Sauerheber & back to the expressway. Maybe the starling and robin should not be counted. Tell me if I should be more specific about WHERE. Greater White-fronted Goose - 10 Canada Goose - 200? Several groups of 30-50. Mallard - 12 American Wigeon -4 Bald Eagle - 1 Ad., 3 Juv. Red-tailed Hawk -1 Kestrel - 2 Merlin -1 Mourning Dove -6 Red-bellied Woodpecker - 1 Hairy Woodpecker - 1 Northern Flicker -2 Blue Jay -2 American Crow - 4 American Robin - 1 (in a yard in a little town, I think) Starling - 2 (also in a town, I think) Chipping sparrow - 1 Field Sparrow - 2 Cardinal - 2 Red-winged Blackbird - 8 (or 2 coming and going 4 times?) Eastern Meadowlark - 1 Common Grackle - 2 Goldfinch - small flock maybe 8 - 9 John Rice Caldwell county Subject: Reducing aircraft-wildlife strikes on aircraft From: "Kennedy, Matthew J" <kenne748 AT my.erau.edu> Date: Fri, 29 Jan 2010 19:32:30 +0000 Dear fellow birding enthusiasts, As a lifelong birder and professional aviator for over 16 years, I am conducting a nation-wide study on the level of community support for the mitigation measures used at airports to reduce the wildlife strike hazard to commercial aircraft. Getting input from different regions of the country is necessary to gauge whether there are regional differences due to varying bird populations or possible high profile incidents involving wildlife strikes on aircraft. Responses are submitted electronically to a database that does not identify users, so your answers will be completely confidential. Findings will be released only as analyzed data or summaries in which no individual’s answers can be identified. Please take a few moments to share your opinions and experiences. I appreciate you taking time from your busy schedule to contribute toward this important research about community views on wildlife mitigation measures at airports. The survey can be accessed at: https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/XTVS225 If you would like a summary of my findings, please send me your e-mail address at kennedym2009 AT yahoo.com. Once the study is complete, I will e-mail the summary to you. Best Regards, Matt Kennedy Graduate student in Aeronautical Science Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University Subject: RPT: Cecilia Sandhill Crane update ... From: "Palmer-Ball, Brainard (EEC)" <Brainard.Palmer-Ball AT ky.gov> Date: Fri, 29 Jan 2010 13:10:04 -0500 Erin Harper, who works with the Ky. Dept. of Fish and Wildlife Resources out of Frankfort, is conducting weekly surveys of the Sandhill Cranes west of Cecilia in Hardin County. She emailed me awhile ago and said that this morning there were about 6,000 birds in the area along KY 86 west of town! bpb, Louisville Subject: Griffin Park From: tom durbin <jtdurb AT yahoo.com> Date: Thu, 28 Jan 2010 15:56:12 -0800 (PST) The following species were seen at Griffin Park this afternoon. Ross's Goose Canada Goose American Coot Mallard 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: Information on Trumpeter Swan From: John Rice <hermit2337 AT att.net> Date: Thu, 28 Jan 2010 11:28:28 -0800 (PST) Two adults and a juvenile were seen on Otter Pond, Caldwell county on 12/29/2010. One of the adults had a collar and I photographed it and got the number: Info from USGS: Trumpeter Swan Male Hatched 2004 Anamosa, Iowa Banded 4/20/2005 Banded by Guy G Zenner, Iowa DNR This was a fun exercise! John Rice Caldwell County Subject: Green Heron? From: nadezda nikolova <nadezda1 AT hotmail.com> Date: Thu, 28 Jan 2010 12:16:00 -0500 Brainard thank you for your responses. The bird took a brief flight before it perched, and in flight as well as perched it was no bigger than the American Crow. Nadezda Subject: Rusty Blackbird Blitz- starts Saturday! From: "Heyden, Kathryn (FW)" <kathryn.heyden AT ky.gov> Date: Thu, 28 Jan 2010 12:13:43 -0500 The 2010 Rusty Blackbird Hot Spot Blitz begins this Saturday! If you plan to participate, please visit the following website for full details: http://nationalzoo.si.edu/ConservationAndScience/MigratoryBirds/Research /Rusty_Blackbird/protocol.cfm The protocol can be found at the above link, as well as, datasheets (not mandatory) which may be used for your convenience. Rusty Blackbird Blitz will occur January 30-February 15, 2010. The Rusty Blackbird Hot Spot Blitz will occur throughout the Rusty Blackbird winter range in over 20 midwestern and southeastern states. Participants will simply be asked to visit locations where they have previously sighted or would expect to encounter Rusty Blackbirds and submit their observations via e-Bird. This weekend's snowstorm may not provide the best conditions for looking for Rusty Blackbirds, but since the blitz lasts two weeks, there should be plenty of time yet for us to better document this species' distribution in our state. The purpose of the Blitz is to gain a better understanding of the distribution and habitat use of rusty blackbirds throughout their range, thus all observations of rusty blackbirds (even those that might visit feeders during this snow and cold-snap) are valuable! If you don't use eBird regularly, please consider entering all your observations of Rusty Blackbirds (even outside the Blitz period). All observations will be used by researchers currently studying their steep, long-term population decline. Information is also available on Cornell Laboratory of Ornithology's e-Bird site: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/news/rubl-survey-2010 Thanks to all who participate and feel free to e-mail me if you'd like a few ideas for potential areas to search for rusty blackbirds. Have a good weekend! -Kate Kate Heyden Avian Biologist Nongame Branch KY Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources #1 Sportsman's Lane Frankfort, KY 40601 Phone: (502) 564-7109 ext. 4475 Fax: (502) 564 4519 kathryn.heyden AT ky.gov www.fw.ky.gov Did you know... Department of Fish and Wildlife receives NO state tax dollars and manages wildlife for all citizens? Confidentiality Notice: This e-mail message, including any attachment, is for the sole use of the intended recipient(s) and may contain confidential information. Any unauthorized review, use, disclosure or distribution is strictly prohibited. If you are not the intended recipient, please contact the sender, by e-mail, and destroy all copies of the original message. Subject: Green Heron? From: nadezda nikolova <nadezda1 AT hotmail.com> Date: Thu, 28 Jan 2010 11:52:32 -0500 Thanks to all who replied! Palmer, when I looked at the guide I immediately suspected that it was a Black-crowned Night Heron juvenile, but the size threw me off. The bird I saw was no bigger than the American Crow (it is my understanding that the night herons are larger - up to 28 in). Charlie, thank you for the photo. To my recollection, the heron I saw did not have the black crown. Also, the colors were lighter. I remember admiring the patterns on its back - they were such a beautiful Terracotta color. I also noticed that the wing primaries were solid color and darker than the primaries and the back, which had that distinct pattern of juvenile Black-crowned, Yellow-crowned and Green Herons. If it helps, the bird was perched next to the water (on the left if you are moving toward the island) just before the bridge. As a bonus, you may see the Belted Kingfisher - she was in the same area. I saw both birds at 5:40pm. Good luck! Nadezda Subject: Great Horned Owl From: linda craiger <lindacraiger AT hotmail.com> Date: Thu, 28 Jan 2010 16:50:08 +0000 My neighbor had red-tailed hawks nesting on her property 3 years in a row. They came back to the nest a couple of weeks ago. Then one week ago a Great Horned Owl came in and took over the nest. We viewed the female sitting on the nest this morning. Linda Craiger / Glasgow _________________________________________________________________ Hotmail: Trusted email with powerful SPAM protection. http://clk.atdmt.com/GBL/go/196390707/direct/01/ Subject: RPT: Update on LBL rare birds From: "Palmer-Ball, Brainard (EEC)" <Brainard.Palmer-Ball AT ky.gov> Date: Thu, 28 Jan 2010 08:40:34 -0500 Eddie Huber and I were in west KY late Monday thru yesterday afternoon. Following are updates on rarities there. Little Gull ... a no show for us both Tues & Wed; I blamed the weather for Tues, but still nothing yesterday; there were plenty of Bonies out on the main lake in the area, but few were entering the bay California Gull ... Eddie picked the adult out at the gravel bar at Green Turtle Bay marina on Lake Barkley; it flew towards the dam but we didn't see it later Thayer's Gull ... both dams were spilling lots of water both days; over at Ky Dam there is no way to see the loafing birds with no slack water below the dam for them to sit on, but we did see an adult Thayer's there foraging. Over at Barkley there was a nice assemblage of feeding/loafing gulls including adult and first-year Thayer's, adult and second-year Lesser Black-backed, and about 200 Bonies. Long-tailed Duck... we saw a female on Willow Bay, which is the small bay you cross on your way to dead end at Demumbers Bay (northern LBL & Lake Barkley). Spotted Sandpiper (winter adult) ... best trip bird ... was on a gravel bar at the end of the old Boyd's Landing campground. BLPBJR & EBH, Louisville Subject: Green Heron? From: nadezda nikolova <nadezda1 AT hotmail.com> Date: Wed, 27 Jan 2010 23:50:37 -0500 Hello everyone, I am new to birding and to this list. I saw a bird today at a water reservoir in Lexington (Reservoir #2 for those in the area) that looked like a Green Heron juvenile. I am positive the bird was in the heron family. I have to admit that I have never seen a Green Heron juvenile in person, although the bird was the right size and it appeared to match the photos I was able to Google subsequently (my Peterson field guide does not show the entire juvenile bird - it's hidden behind the adult for some reason). This bird should be very much out of place for this time of year! Does anyone have a plausible explanation? Thank you. Nadezda Subject: Re: Sandhill cranes heading North From: "John D. Mardis" <jdmskylark AT bellsouth.net> Date: Wed, 27 Jan 2010 17:21:20 -0800 (PST) I was also excited to see three sedges flying DUE NORTH over my cabin 5 miles North of Bowling Green on 1/16/10. Sedges of 20, 23 and 42 flying only a few hundred feet apart. Guess they must've been part of that huge flock over at Barren earlier. jd mardis bowling green ________________________________ From: Paul Wiediger To: birdky AT freelists.org Sent: Wed, January 27, 2010 6:30:44 PM Subject: [birdky] Sandhill cranes heading North Saw our first flocks of Sandhill cranes heading north today. They flew over our farm (located in the Southern tip of Edmonson county) in small flocks, wheeled around and formed into larger flocks, then headed North. No matter what the weather is this week, we know that Spring can’t be far behind! Paul Wiediger Subject: Sandhill cranes heading North From: "Paul Wiediger" <wiediger AT windstream.net> Date: Wed, 27 Jan 2010 17:30:44 -0600 Saw our first flocks of Sandhill cranes heading north today. They flew over our farm (located in the Southern tip of Edmonson county) in small flocks, wheeled around and formed into larger flocks, then headed North. No matter what the weather is this week, we know that Spring can't be far behind! Paul Wiediger Subject: Off-topic (Ivory Gull images from GA) From: <birder1 AT bellsouth.net> Date: Wed, 27 Jan 2010 16:16:26 -0600 If anyone is interested, I've posted some photos from a run to West Point Lake on the AL/GA line south of Atlanta yesterday. An adult Ivory Gull was found on Monday, and it put on a heck of a show yesterday, and is doing the same today from reports. While we were talking yesterday, a photographer came up who seemed pretty credibly to have seen the bird up to 10 days ago. If anyone is interested, since it's not a bad drive for an Ivory Gull, details can be found here: http://www.birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/GABO.html My images of the Ivory, as well as the Thayer's Gull I found while we were waiting for the Ivory are in a new gallery. Thayer's is still a major rarity in GA, with only one accepted record (from this same lake). The gallery is here: http://www.pbase.com/mctodd/ga_ivory_and_thayers_gull ,with the 'original' size being the sharpest image. Or the 1st image 9 of 16) starts here: http://www.pbase.com/mctodd/image/121450362/original Good Birding!! Mike Todd McKenzie, TN birder1 AT bellsouth.net www.pbase.com/mctodd Subject: Sloughs WMA along 268, Uniontown Dam, Souhgs: Highland Creek Unit From: Charles Crawford <cr4d AT insightbb.com> Date: Wed, 27 Jan 2010 15:58:57 -0600 Location: Sloughs WMA -268 Winter Drive from Muddy Slough to 268 slough (Henderson Co.) Observation date: 1/27/10 Notes: Only water not iced over was at Anderson Pond: 60% ice. The Snow Geese were all high overhead generally going west, possibly to Hovey Lake, Posey Co., IN. Number of species: 6 Greater White-fronted Goose 300 Snow Goose 2000 Canada Goose 750 American Black Duck 5 Mallard 75 Bald Eagle 2 imm over 268 in tree by Wood Tract, adult perched in tree in the middle of Anderson Pond Location: Uniontown Dam (John T. Myers Lock & Dam (Union Co.) Observation date: 1/27/10 Notes: Dam gates open, water flowing over the weir. It is amazing how the ducks can seem to stay in the same location on the water, without seeming effort, in the fast current. Some even seen to be resting, sleeping? Number of species: 12 Green-winged Teal 1 Canvasback 35 Ring-necked Duck 15 Ruddy Duck 2 Rock Pigeon 75 Downy Woodpecker 1 Northern Flicker 1 American Crow 15 Tufted Titmouse 3 Song Sparrow 5 Swamp Sparrow 5 Northern Cardinal 3 American Goldfinch 4 Location: Sloughs WMA - Jenny Hole/Highland Creek Unit (Union Co.) Observation date: 1/27/10 Number of species: 21 Canada Goose 1 Overhead single. Red-shouldered Hawk 2 Red-tailed Hawk 2 Red-headed Woodpecker 17 Red-bellied Woodpecker 3 Downy Woodpecker 1 Hairy Woodpecker 1 Northern Flicker 3 Pileated Woodpecker 1 Blue Jay 3 American Crow 10 Carolina Chickadee 2 Tufted Titmouse 3 White-breasted Nuthatch 1 Carolina Wren 2 Eastern Bluebird 5 Yellow-rumped Warbler 2 Field Sparrow 3 Song Sparrow 3 Northern Cardinal 5 American Goldfinch 3 This report was generated automatically by eBird v2(http://ebird.org) Charlie Henderson Co. Subject: Falls of the Ohio From: Christine Corbly <ccorbly AT gmail.com> Date: Tue, 26 Jan 2010 21:43:39 -0500 Hi, My husband and I live in Lexington and are considering going to the Falls of the Ohio this weekend. We have never been to the Falls park and wanted to find out any information about it. Are there any other spots in the area that you would recommend this time of year? Do you have any recommendations for places to go int he Lexington area? We are kinda new to the area. Thanks, Christine Corbly Subject: Re: Injured Red-tailed hawk w/band From: "Preston Forsythe" <pns_for AT bellsouth.net> Date: Mon, 25 Jan 2010 21:11:58 -0600 Thanks for taking care of the red tail. Recently in Florida we visited the Wild Bird Center 1/3 of the way down the Keys. We met Laura. We also went to a bird and turtle rehab center at Ponce Inlet at Daytona. Be nice to live close and volunteer. Preston in Muleburger Co., KY ------------------------------------------ ----- Original Message ----- From: "Daniel Moss" To: "KY Bird List" ; "TN Bird Listserve" Sent: Monday, January 25, 2010 3:14 PM Subject: [birdky] Injured Red-tailed hawk w/band > Last Friday (22 Jan) I picked up an injured, banded Red-tailed hawk from a > soldier who had found it on the side of the road here at Fort Campbell > (Montgomery county, TN). I brought it to the Vet clinic on base where it > was examined and x-rayed. The bird suffered a ruptured air sac and > fractured wing I'm assuming from a vehicle collision. The hawk was then > transported to Walden's Puddle - a wildlife rehabilitation center north of > Nashville. > > I collected the band number and submitted it to the Bird Banding Lab. The > preliminary information indicated the bird was banded in Kentucky on 25 > Aug 1999. I have requested more detailed information from the banding lab > and will pass it on as soon as I learn more. > > An update from the rehab center today indicated the bird was extremely > emaciated, but doing better. > > Daniel Moss > Wildlife Biologist - Contractor > Colorado State University - CEMML > 865 16th Street > Fort Campbell, KY 42223-5130 > (270)798-7226 Office > daniel.moss1 AT us.army.mil > ================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:01/23-24; Shepherdsville, Ohio, Muhlenberg Counties, no real highlights From: michael autin <napkinarmstrong AT hotmail.com> Date: Mon, 25 Jan 2010 21:12:59 -0500 I visited Nineteen School Road in Ohio County and the Sinclair Unit of the Peabody Wildlife Management Areaon Saturday. On the way down I tried to locate and verify that a wren I heard and saw briefly on the Bernheim Count was not a House Wren. I hope that Sunday's Peabody trip is more eventful than my jaunt. Location: Shepherdsville Riverfront Observation date: 1/23/10 Number of species: 18 Mourning Dove 4 Red-bellied Woodpecker 1 Downy Woodpecker 2 Northern Flicker 1 Blue Jay X American Crow 4 Horned Lark 8 Carolina Chickadee X Tufted Titmouse X Carolina Wren 1 American Robin X Brown Thrasher 1 heard only very distinctive chack call European Starling X Yellow-rumped Warbler 2 Song Sparrow 3 White-throated Sparrow 2 Northern Cardinal X American Goldfinch 20 I heard a brief 2 noted call that sounded like a similar buzzy call to the one I heard on the Bernheim count, but seeing as nothing else could be seen but a song sparrow, I am left to believe I have heard yet another one new call. Location: Nineteen School Road and adjacent 369 Observation date: 1/23/10 Number of species: 36 Mallard 4 Black Vulture 35 a kettle of about 35 over nineteen school road Turkey Vulture 4 Red-tailed Hawk 1 American Kestrel 3 Sandhill Crane 54 soaring and changing thermals over 369 just South of Western Kentucky Parkway Killdeer 1 Mourning Dove 12 Red-bellied Woodpecker 2 Downy Woodpecker 3 Hairy Woodpecker 1 Northern Flicker 2 Eastern Phoebe 1 at wooded wetland where Sandhill Cranes were sited, looked for it during Christmas Count to no avail Blue Jay X American Crow X Carolina Chickadee 10 Tufted Titmouse 8 White-breasted Nuthatch 1 Carolina Wren 4 Eastern Bluebird 4 American Robin 5 Northern Mockingbird 2 European Starling X Yellow-rumped Warbler 4 Field Sparrow 84 Song Sparrow 18 Swamp Sparrow 8 White-throated Sparrow 25 Dark-eyed Junco 4 Northern Cardinal 10 Red-winged Blackbird 65 Eastern Meadowlark 2 Common Grackle 10 House Finch 1 American Goldfinch 25 House Sparrow 15 Location: Peabody WMA Sinclair Unit Observation date: 1/23/10 Number of species: 33 Canada Goose 35 Mallard 22 Turkey Vulture 6 Bald Eagle 1 Northern Harrier 5 Cooper's Hawk 1 Red-tailed Hawk 8 American Kestrel 2 Mourning Dove 25 Red-bellied Woodpecker 1 Downy Woodpecker 3 Northern Flicker 1 Blue Jay 8 American Crow 4 Horned Lark 1 Carolina Chickadee 6 Tufted Titmouse 10 Carolina Wren 3 Eastern Bluebird 12 American Robin 8 Northern Mockingbird 1 European Starling X Yellow-rumped Warbler 1 Eastern Towhee 1 American Tree Sparrow 8 Field Sparrow 8 Song Sparrow 14 Swamp Sparrow 1 White-crowned Sparrow 18 thought I saw a young bird that did not have a dark lore line and was wondering if that trait could be used to identify a possible Gambell's Northern Cardinal 12 Red-winged Blackbird 400 Eastern Meadowlark 2 American Goldfinch 15 Location: Shepherdsville Riverfront Observation date: 1/24/10 Notes: Bald Eagle 1st year Number of species: 31 Canada Goose X Mallard 4 Bald Eagle 1 Red-shouldered Hawk 2 Red-tailed Hawk 1 American Kestrel 1 Killdeer 1 Rock Pigeon 57 Mourning Dove 65 Red-headed Woodpecker 1 heard once only but unmistakable, going to go back and try to see for absolute verification soon Downy Woodpecker 2 Hairy Woodpecker 1 Northern Flicker 1 Blue Jay 8 American Crow 7 Carolina Chickadee 8 Tufted Titmouse 6 White-breasted Nuthatch 1 Carolina Wren 4 Eastern Bluebird 5 American Robin 25 Northern Mockingbird 2 European Starling X Yellow-rumped Warbler 2 Field Sparrow 12 Song Sparrow 8 Swamp Sparrow 1 White-throated Sparrow 1 Northern Cardinal 16 House Finch 1 American Goldfinch 12 I also saw a Pileated Woodpecker at the junction of Bluegrass Parkway and I-65 and a Red-shouldered Hawk somewhere. Good Birding, Michael Autin Louisville, KY _________________________________________________________________ Hotmail: Powerful Free email with security by Microsoft. http://clk.atdmt.com/GBL/go/196390710/direct/01/