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I birded the mudflats at Green River and Casey Creek today. Hap's wind must 
have caught up with me; it was hard to hold on to the scope at times, 
especially while sinking in the mud!

Great Egret 10
Apparent Harlan's Hawk, although I couldn't get a good look at the tail. It 
was up with the vultures, then disappeared over the trees. I waited hoping 
for another look, but it was gone with the wind.
Greater Yellowlegs
Spotted Sandpiper GR
Least sandpiper
Pectoral Sandpiper GR
Dunlin GR
Long-billed Dowitcher (3 assuming they were all the same species) CC
Wilson's snipe CC
American Pipits GR

Birding smiles . . . . .

~Roseanna Denton
Science Hill, Pulaski County 

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I tried to sort through hundreds of shorebirds in gale force winds  
yesterday. I had a few minutes to stop by today for another look. There seemed 
to 

be fewer birds.  
Pied-billed Grebe
Semipalmated Sandpiper -1
Western Sandpiper - 1
Least Sandpiper 
Dunlin - 2
Long-billed Dowitcher - 3
Forster's Tern
Yellow-rumped warbler
Dark-eyed Junco
Rose-brested Grosbeak
 
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A female ruby-throated hummingbird continues to visit our feeder.  
This morning she came in about 8:30, drank for a long time and flew  
away. We only see her once/twice a day, around this time in the morning.

We watched a large hawk, we think an immature red tail, pursue a  
squirrel around a tree near our house. The squirrel simply kept  
moving around the tree until the hawk gave up. As we continued to  
observe, we saw another very similar hawk nearby. The second hawk did  
not participate in the squirrel chase. Both soon left.

Doris Tichenor

Butler County
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Fishing Creek Rec. Area
American Pipit
Spotted Sandpiper
Lesser Yellowlegs
Wilson's Snipe 3

Cooley's Pond, Wayne County
Greater Yellowlegs 2
Pectoral Sandpiper 8
Wilson's Snipe 13
Stilt Sandpiper 1
Least Sandpiper 1
Killdeer 45

Thurston's Pond, Wayne County 
Sanderling 1
Least Sandpiper 2
Pectoral Sandpiper 2

Birding smiles . . . . . 

~Roseanna Denton
Science Hill, Pulaski County
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The FOS WHITE-THROATED SPARROWS showed up at the ground feeding area
this week. A little early, but not the earliest recorded date for me.
 
Cheers,
Joan Carr
Happy Valley, South Williamson, Pike Co. 

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A ruby-throated hummingbird is still coming to our feeder. It's the latest  
that we have ever had one.
 
A red-br. nuthatch continues to come to our feeders taking the  sunflower 
seeds and peanuts away to cache in the nearby trees.
 
Pat and Jane Bell
Louisville



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Shawchyi Vorisek
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Wildlife Diversity Program
KY Dept. of Fish and Wildlife Resources
#1 Sportsman's Lane
Frankfort, KY  40601
 Ext. 368
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It was a "blow your scope over" morning on the mudflats, but the following 
birds showed up: 


Great egret  (2)
Greater yellowlegs (1)
Wilson's snipe (1)
Least sandpipers  (130+)
Herring gulls (10)
Forster's terns (210)

Melissa Easley
Murray, Ky. 

No major rarities.

Oct. 13.  Caperton Swamp, Louisville.  Slow, but migration isn't over.
Warblers:  2 orange-crowned, Nashville, common yellowthroat, black-throated
green, and of course yellow-rumped.  Also:  Blue-headed and white-eyed
vireos, ruby-crowned kinglet, Swainson's thrush, chipping sparrow, house
wren, and yellow-bellied sapsucker.  

Oct. 14.  Pine Mtn. State Resort Park.  Ruffed grouse along roadside, 8:40
a.m.  Two wood thrushes and a palm warbler.  Blue-headed vireos, including
some singing.

Ben and Mary Yandell
Louisville

I had a single immature male rose-breasted grosbeak at the hopper feeder
this afternoon.  First one I've seen since the cold front came through last
week.

-Jordan
Bowling Green, KY

On Monday I spotted a large flock of 200
Forster's Terns mingling with 400 Ring-billed
gulls near the Mineral Mound golf course. For 
those of you who have hiked to First Creek Lake
in Mammoth Cave Park, the drought has had a 
terrible effect in that the lake is now only
a 30 by 60 foot pool of water. Two Killdeer and
a Spotted sandpiper were feeding along the shore.

Tom Durbin
Warren County


       

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I recently took a part-time job working at the Arboretum. This am, as I watered 
some very dry plants, I saw a very light red tailed hawk sitting on a power 
pole. Eventually it was mobbed by enough crows to leave. At noon I went to my 
car to get my binoculars and check out this light hawk as it flew around the 
area. The bird sat down on the lightning rod, or whatever the pole on top of 
the water tower is. I quickly got my scope out for a closer look. Just as I got 
focused it flew. It's tail was pure white as was most of it's underbelly. 
That's the last I saw of the bird. In looking through my Peterson field guide I 
decided I might have a Ferruginous Hawk. At home I looked in my National 
Geographic table top book. It said the Ferruginous has been seen as far east as 
NJ and the picture of a juvinal bird looked much like what I saw. I then went 
to the Red Tail in the same book and it says that albinism is common in red 
tailed hawks, so I suspect that's what I have. I'll keep watching unless I get 
fired for taking too long a lunch break. 


Joe Swanson
Lexington   

This morning we saw our first red-breasted nuthatch at our bird bath.  
I'd been hoping to see one for the past several weeks. We only saw  
this one because both Carroll and I happened to  be watching the bird  
bath at the moment the bird appeared. It grabbed a couple quick sips  
of water and was gone in seconds. We kept watching and it reappeared  
about half an hour later. This time we got a better look and could  
see it was a male. Also, two hummers visited our feeders this a.m.,  
one at a time. Both were female ruby throated but we think they were  
two different birds. One was smaller and had different feather  
arrangement. Each came only once and did not linger.

Doris Tichenor

Butler County
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Diane and I spend time yesterday, Sunday 10-14, birding and hiking on a 
friend's farm in Lincoln Co. We observed most of the common birds you might 
expect in mid-October but did have a somewhat tardy first fall male Prairie 
Warbler. The highlight of our day were the 5+ Screech Owls that answered our 
tape during the noon day hour. We decided to come back near dark and try for a 
photo of a red morph owl and we were not disappointed. I don't know when I've 
had more fun viewing owls! The threatened posture of one of the owls was pretty 
cool! I took several photos...if interested check two out: 

 
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Jackie B. Elmore
near Stanford, KY.
Lincoln Co.
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We just returned from a birding Elderhostel at St. Simons Island, GA (more 
mosquitoes flying than birds because of heat and humidity). Weather changed the 
last day and should have been great for the Birding Festival at Jekyll Island 
this past weekend. 


We filled our feeders before we left and the finch feeder had not been touched 
at all. The regular feed was gone but that was probably the squirrels. This 
morning we had a female RT at the hummer feeders, but where are the finches, 
chickadees, titmouses, doves, etc.? 


Millie Farmer
Louisville (St. Matthews)

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Shawchyi Vorisek 
Avian Biologist 
Wildlife Diversity Program 
KY Dept. of Fish and Wildlife Resources 
#1 Sportsman's Lane 
Frankfort, KY  40601  Ext. 368 
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From: Neotropical migratory birds in southeastern United States
discussion list [mailto:SEPART-L AT LISTSERV.UARK.EDU] On Behalf Of Laurel
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Sent: Monday, October 15, 2007 12:09 PM
To: SEPART-L AT LISTSERV.UARK.EDU
Subject: FW: grad student announcement


 
Subject: grad student announcement



Please post or distribute in your classes or to your colleagues

Thanks,

 

The USGS South Carolina Cooperative Fish & Wildlife Research Unit at
Clemson University has a Graduate Research Assistantship (MS level)
available to examine reproductive ecology of Painted Buntings. The
research will focus on relating habitat conditions to reproductive
ecology on golf courses in South Carolina. The research is being
supported by the Wildlife Links Program, National Fish and Wildlife
Foundation and is intended to result in the development of habitat
management guidelines for golf courses that would benefit Painted
Buntings. The selected applicant will be expected to locate bunting
nests and track their success throughout the breeding season. Other
duties will include tracking radio-collared birds, conducting songbird
surveys, and measuring habitat variables at multiple scales (nest tree,
patch, territory). All research will be conducted on golf courses and
golf course communities and interaction with the public is expected. The
successful candidate also will maintain master data sets from all field
work, use GIS and appropriate statistical techniques to analyze habitat
use and reproductive success data, prepare annual reports, and present
results at meetings. 

Candidates should have a BS or BA in wildlife ecology, zoology, biology
or a related field. GPA > 3.0 and GRE scores > 1100 preferred. Student
will be supported through a GRA with a salary of ca. 14 k/yr depending
upon experience and qualifications and will be a member of the
Department of Forestry and Natural Resources at Clemson University. A
graduation tuition deferment will be provided. Experience working with
songbirds preferred. The selected candidate will begin January 2008 with
field work commencing April-May 2008. Applications should be received by
2 November 2007. 

Candidates should provide a letter of interest, a CV, a list of three
references, copies of transcripts (unofficial is acceptable for now),
and a copy of your GRE scores directly to Patrick Jodice,
pjodice AT clemson.edu. If needed, the mailing address is SC Cooperative
Fish and Wildlife Research Unit, G27 Lehotsky Hall, Clemson University,
Clemson, SC, 29634. The home page for Dr. Jodice is
http://people.clemson.edu/~pjodice.

 

 

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Patrick Jodice

Leader, USGS South Carolina Cooperative Fish & Wildlife Research Unit

Associate Professor, Department of Forestry and Natural Resources

Clemson University

Clemson, SC  USA 29634


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I missed the outing on the 6th. I was down in Frisco, TX, and birded  
Hagerman NWR.

But I was back this Saturday the 13th.

13 Oct. 2007
43� high partly cloudy rising to 60�
6:30AM to 9:30AM (a short day!)

I hit the Shorebird Unit and Pond Creek Marsh only.

Highlights:
Bald Eagle adult perched near this years nest
Wilson's Snipe
Magnolia Warbler
C. Yellowthroat
Field Sparrows
WHITE-THROATED SPARROWS (FOS)
WHITE-CROWNED SPARROW (FOS)
SWAMP SPARROWS (FOS)
Song Sparrows

14 Oct 2007
55� high thin partly cloudy, rising to 80�
7:30AM to 1PM
  I covered Ohio River (Union Co.) near Grassy Pond/Powell's Lake Unit.
Grassy Pond/Powell's Lake Unit, Gentle Pond, Shorebird Unit

Highlights:
Double-crested Cormorants 1000+ over and on the Ohio River near GP/PL  
(Union Co.)
N. Harrier 2
Wilson's Snipe 25
Tree Swallows 1000+ in one group on power lines on the way to GP/PL  
(Henderson Co.)
BROWN CREEPER 1(FOS)
Swainson's Thrush 2
RUBY-CROWNED KINGLET 3
Yellow-rumped Warbler 5
Black-throated Warbler 3
White-throated Sparrows
Song Sparrows

and a Red-breasted Nuthatch has been visiting my sunflower seeds for  
about 4 weeks now.
and I had a SLATE-COLORED JUNCO (FOS) in my yard Friday when we got  
home from Texas.

Charlie
Henderson Co.

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In response to some off-listserve chatting about late fall/winter hummer IDs, I 
offer a few additional notes: 

 
My remark in my last email about the strong wash of reddish-brown on the 
undertail, flanks and sides of the belly being the "most noticeable" indication 
of the possibility of a non-Ruby-throated Hummingbird in late fall and winter 
remains, at least to me, true ... but it certainly is not the whole story. 

 
In Kentucky since the late 1980s, we have now had just shy of 50 confirmed 
non-Ruby-throated Hummingbirds in the late fall/winter seasons. All but one (a 
hatch-year male Black-chinned) have been a confirmed Rufous or Rufous/Allen's 
type. Nearly 10 have been adult males, with the rest split widely between hatch 
year birds and females. In all cases of these "accepted" records of non-males, 
the birds have been photographed and the strong wash of rufous color on the 
sides of the belly has been obvious. This is not to say that at some times of 
the year or within the entire population, one could not find examples of birds 
that don't show such an obvious wash of color on the sides ... but at least in 
Kentucky in fall and winter, it has been a pretty obvious and consistent 
character. As a side note ... hopefully, the fact that a record of Allen's 
Hummingbird (essentially identical to Rufous in imm. and female plumages) 
continues to elude us in KY will be remedied with time :o) 

 
An unintended pitfall that I could have led someone into with the statement 
would be the inference that the lack of a strong wash of color on the sides of 
the belly of a tardy hummer is *not* suggestive of something interesting! Other 
potential rarities including Broad-tailed and Calliope have small amounts of 
rufous color in the bases of their outer tail feathers and less apparent washes 
of reddish-brown on the sides of the belly than Rufous ... and imm/female 
Black-chins are nearly identical to Ruby-throateds in plumage characters. And 
there are, of course, even more exciting possibilities lurking out there, too! 
So the bottom line is that the absence of a strong wash of color on the sides 
of the belly does not automatically mean the bird is a Ruby-throated. 

 
There are several other indications of possible non-Ruby-throateds ... one that 
is also quite noticeable in Rufous is the chip note. Rufous are almost always 
noticeable if your observation is out-of-doors because their chip note is 
distinctly different than what you may have become used to with Ruby-throateds. 
In regards to other plumage, structural, and size differences, the newer field 
guides are doing a great job of summarizing plumage characters, so anyone with 
a National Geo or Sibley should be able to sit down and, with a little study, 
decide if they think they have something worth mentioning. 

 
bpb, Frankfort

I had a Ruby-throated until October 29th last summer and presently have two 
visiting. They love the Pineapple Sage and Mexican Sage that just started 
blooming in September and may not be in a hurry to leave.
This Rufous photo is the hummer that spent last winter in Louisville. You 
can see some markings that might help identify birds now in your yard. Russ 
Thompson 

Good backyard bird day.  The dry weather seems to be bringing more  
birds in to drink from the bird bath.

Best birds of the day:
Red-breasted nuthatch, Wood pewee, and Hermit thrush.

Usual:
Blue jays, Red-bellied woodpecker, Carolina chickadees, Goldfinches,  
Cardinals, Titmouses, Carolina wren, Starlings, White-throated  
sparrow, White-breasted nuthatch, Mourning doves, Grackles (galore),  
Mockingbird and Brown thrasher.

Paul Hager
Berea, KY
Madison Co


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Haven't seen hummingbirds since the 28th of September, saw my first flock of 
Fall Cedar Waxwings today and still seeing yellow-rumped warblers.

Terry Anderson
Anderson County

>From: "Mark Monroe" 
>Reply-To: markmonroe1 AT gmail.com
>To: birdky AT freelists.org
>Subject: [birdky] Re: sleeping bird?
>Date: Thu, 11 Oct 2007 21:43:
>
>The sleeping bird is a Carolina Wren.
>
>I was actually curious about everyone's hummingbird situation.  I have
>not seen one since the 9th, although I would not be surprised to see
>one or two stragglers in the next week.
>
>Mark Monroe
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> >
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> > What was the sleeping bird picture?  (Looked like a wren, which one?)  
>Also
> > does anyone still have hummers?  I have one.
> >
> > Celia Lawrence
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I was shooting some hummingbird photo's the other day and caught a few with  
their tongue out. What a shock when I saw the pictures. couldn't believe their 
 tongue was that long.Just a accident I got those and now I'll have to wait 
to next year to get that perfect picture.Here are the shots if you care to see 

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A hummer reappeared our feeder after my earlier posting and has  
returned several times. I finally got a good look at her and feel  
reasonably confident she is an immature female ruby-throated. I could  
see no rufous at all at the base of her tail or anywhere else. Her  
tail is not sharply pointed and she is a fairly large hummer.

Doris Tichenor

Butler County
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Sorry about that link....try this:
 
http://www.flickr.com/photos/ AT N05//
 
Jackie Elmore
near Stanford, KY.
Lincoln Co.
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This fall I took a photo of an immature male Ruby-thr. with a fair amount of 
rusty brown color to the sides and under tail. I posted the photo on Flickr.com 
if anyone is interested. 

 
http:www.flickr.com/photos/ AT N05//
 
Jackie Elmore
near Stanford, KY.
Lincoln Co.
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We had one female at our feeders yesterday. I have not seen her this  
morning.

Doris Tichenor

Butler County
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Following up on David's post ... actually, after following up on
numerous reports of late hummingbirds in KY and southern Indiana, I have
come to realize that many or even most folks don't notice the rufous in
the tail feathers of immature and female Rufous. The fact that rufous
color is only in the bases of the feathers makes the color usually
invisible when at rest and clearly visible only in a spread tail, which
often occurs only in brief flashes during flight movements. Also,
looking from inside the house (where most hummers at feeders are viewed
from), birds are often backlit. What seems to be the most consistently
noticeable mark on these birds is the strong wash of orangish-brown on
the undertail, flanks and especially the sides of the belly. While some
Ruby-throateds show a decent wash of orangish-brown on the flanks, none
come close to approaching the brightness or extent of the reddish-brown
on the lower sides of Rufous.

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Sent: Thursday, October 11, 2007 10:02 PM
To: bird ky
Subject: [birdky] Hummers

Subject: Hummers
From: David Roemer 
Date: Thu, 11 Oct 2007 19:02: (PDT)

Joanie and I are still hosting at least two
Ruby-throated.  Our typical late-departure for them is
October 12/13.

Regarding separating Rufous from Ruby-throated, look
for rufous in the base of the tail feathers which
would indicate something other than Ruby-throated.

David L. Roemer
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I still had a couple last weekend. Haven't been home this week to monitor. 
We'll see whether any show this weekend. 

   
  Lisa
  Florence, KY (Boone Co.)

Mark Monroe  wrote:
  The sleeping bird is a Carolina Wren.

I was actually curious about everyone's hummingbird situation. I have
not seen one since the 9th, although I would not be surprised to see
one or two stragglers in the next week.

Mark Monroe

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> What was the sleeping bird picture? (Looked like a wren, which one?) Also
> does anyone still have hummers? I have one.
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Joanie and I are still hosting at least two
Ruby-throated.  Our typical late-departure for them is
October 12/13.

Regarding separating Rufous from Ruby-throated, look
for rufous in the base of the tail feathers which
would indicate something other than Ruby-throated.

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Following up on Mark's comment ... anyone not particularly familiar with how 
superficially similar immature and female Rufous Hummingbirds are to 
imm./female Ruby-throateds should be looking carefully at hummers if they are 
still around. There is a decent chance that they are now something other than a 
Ruby-throated. As is typical, Ruby-throateds lingering into the 3rd and 4th 
weeks of October may be injured in some way or in poor health, although some 
are just tardy in departing. 

 
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Subject: [birdky] Re: sleeping bird?


I was actually curious about everyone's hummingbird situation.  I have
not seen one since the 9th, although I would not be surprised to see
one or two stragglers in the next week.

Mark Monroe

The sleeping bird is a Carolina Wren.

I was actually curious about everyone's hummingbird situation.  I have
not seen one since the 9th, although I would not be surprised to see
one or two stragglers in the next week.

Mark Monroe

On 10/11/07, Cnplaw AT aol.com  wrote:
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>
> What was the sleeping bird picture?  (Looked like a wren, which one?)  Also
> does anyone still have hummers?  I have one.
>
> Celia Lawrence
> Louisville
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What was the sleeping bird picture?  (Looked like a wren, which  one?)  Also 
does anyone still have hummers?  I have one.
 
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Hap and I kayaked out to the islands north of Barkley Bridge and estimated 
about 500 American white pelicans along with three lesser yellowlegs, Tenn. 
warbler, yellow rumps (3), black throated green, and northern parula. 

We flushed a lone meadowlark in the middle of the island.

From the kayaks at Jonathan Creek:

Least sandpipers 80
Western sandpiper 1
Semi-palmated sandpiper 1
F. terns 50+
Grey cheeked thrush 1

Melissa Easley
Murray, Ky. 

The grosbeaks are absent from our feeders this morning, for the first  
time in several weeks. Evidently the cool front sent them on their  
way. I think the other feeder birds are glad they have gone.

Doris Tichenor
Butler County
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I had my first junco of the season this morning. Ive also had a red breasted 
nuthatch at the feeders for several weeks, kind of rare for me only had one 
other here in the last 9 years. steve anderson mclean county 

http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y285/warriah/misc/Bird.jpg

My sister and her husband have caught this little guy sleeping in their
water-hose holder a few times.  This is about the only view they have gotten
of him.  The say he appears around dusk.  They live out on Old Scottsville
Road in Bowling Green (technically in Alvaton) with a large field behind
their house... if that helps any.

I was just curious if anyone knew what this little guy might be :)

Thanks,

Jordan
Bowling Green, KY

I took advantage of the nice cool weather and went for a paddle on Green 
River today.

Blue-winged Teal     40
Great Egret     10
Black-crowned Night-Heron
Bald Eagle
Killdeer     48
Spotted Sandpiper     2
Solitary Sandpiper     3
Greater Yellowlegs     1
Lesser Yellowlegs     3
Least Sandpiper     10
Stilt Sandpiper     3
Wilson's Snipe     2
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
Tree Swallow     1
Marsh Wren
American Pipit     12
Magnolia Warbler
Yellow-rumped Warbler     25
Black-throated Green Warbler     1
Common Yellowthroat
Lincoln's Sparrow
Swamp Sparrow

Birding smiles . . . . .

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Science Hill, Pulaski County 

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There was a group of three yellow rumped warblers taking advantage of
the pond at the louisville nature center today on my lunch arround
12:30. They were visting regularly and preening on nearby foliage in
between drinking dispite a sizeable school group visiting.

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Hi everyone:
 
Please help me distribute this posting.  Deadline says 10/12 but if the
applicant is qualified and contacts me in advance, I'd be willing to
extend the deadline.
This position is also posted on the Texas A & M website Job #12606
http://wfscnet.tamu.edu/jobboard/index.htm.
The incumbent will be  conducting peregrine falcon and bald eagle
monitoring as well as  songbird surveys and mistnetting. 
 
Thanks! 
 

Shawchyi Vorisek 
Avian Biologist 
Wildlife Diversity Program 
KY Dept. of Fish and Wildlife Resources 
#1 Sportsman's Lane 
Frankfort, KY  40601  Ext. 368 
shawchyi.vorisek 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? 


 

Classification Title:	 Wildlife Biologist II (Grant Funded Time
Limited - KRS 150.061) 	
Date Posted	 10/03/2007	
Pay Grade/
Salary Range:	 Grade 14 - $2937.20 - $3890.90 	
Agency	 Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources	
Work Location:
City/County	 Franklin County, Kentucky	
General Job Duties:	 Performs professional biological work in
connection with the research and management of wildlife; and performs
other duties as required. 	
Minimum Requirements:	 Minimum requirements are comprehensive
statements of the minimum background as to education, experience, and
other qualifications which will be required in all cases as evidence of
an appointee's ability to perform the work properly. 	
Education Requirements	 Graduate of a college or university with a
bachelor's degree. Transcript review must indicate that the following
course work has been earned at the undergraduate or graduate level:

1. Biological Sciences: 36 semester hours in biological sciences are
required and must include courses in the following subcategories (Note:
the sum of the hours required in subcategories is 33; the remaining 3
hours may be in any of these five subject areas):
a. Wildlife Management: 6 semester hours (9 quarter hours) in courses
emphasizing the principles and practices of wildlife management.
b. Wildlife Biology: 6 semester hours (9 quarter hours) in courses in
the biology and behavior of birds, mammals, reptiles and amphibians.
c. Ecology: 3 semester hours (4.5 quarter hours) in courses in general
plant or animal ecology.
d. Zoology: 9 semester hours (13.5 quarter hours) in courses in the
taxonomy, biology, behavior, physiology, anatomy and natural history of
vertebrates and invertebrates. Courses in genetics, nutrition,
physiology, disease and other biology or general zoology courses are
accepted. Ichthyology or fisheries biology courses are accepted.
e. Botany: 9 semester hours (13.5 quarter hours) in courses in general
botany, plant genetics, plant morphology, plant physiology or plant
taxonomy.

2. Physical Sciences: 9 semester hours (13.5 quarter hours) in physical
sciences such as chemistry, physics, geology or soils, with at least 2
disciplines represented.

3. Quantitative Sciences: 9 semester hours (13.5 quarter hours) in
quantitative sciences that must include:
a. Basic Statistics: 3 semester hours (4.5 quarter hours) in basic
statistics.
b. Quantitative Sciences: 6 semester hours (9 quarter hours) in
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modeling, sampling, computer science or other quantitative science.

4. Humanities and Social Sciences: 9 semester hours (13.5 quarter hours)
in humanities and social sciences, such as economics, sociology,
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foreign language.

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technical writing, journalism, public speaking or use of mass media. A
maximum of 3 semester hours (4.5 quarter hours) each will be allowed for
a completed Master's thesis and Ph.D. dissertation.

6. Policy, Administration and Law: 6 semester hours (9 quarter hours) in
courses that document significant content or focus on natural resource
policy and/or administration, wildlife or environmental law or natural
resource/land use planning will apply; as will courses that document
contributions to the understanding of social, political and ethical
decisions for wildlife or natural resource management. 	
Experience Requirements	 Must have one year of professional experience
in wildlife management, wildlife biology and/or a related field	
Education Substitution Clause	 Education: Certification by The
Wildlife Society at the Associate Wildlife Biologist or Certified
Wildlife Biologist level will substitute for the course requirements.
For additional information on The Wildlife Society refer to
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A master's degree in wildlife management, wildlife biology or a related
field will substitute for one year of the required experience. 	
Examination Requirements:	 None	
Special Requirements:	 Must possess a valid driver's license. Require
previous experience with raptor and/or songbird handling (trapping or
mist-netting and banding). 	
Additional Requirements	 Applicants and employees in this classification
may be required to submit to a drug screening test and background check.

General Description of Benefits:	 Excellent benefits including
paid health and life insurance, ample vacation and sick leave, holiday
pay, and optional deferred compensation plan.	
Application Process:	 Obtain state application from Personnel Cabinet
or on-line at http://personnel.ky.gov/employment/onlineap.htm. Personnel
Cabinet TTY: 	
Submit Application to:	 Shawchyi Vorisek 
Wildlife Division, KDFWR 
#1 Sportsman's Lane 
Frankfort, KY 40601
Fax to  
Or email to shawchyi.vorisek AT ky.gov	
Deadline for Application:	 10/12/2007	

Hello!

I also had a Swainson's in the yard this afternoon!  The first I've seen :)

-Jordan
Bowling Green, KY


On 10/8/07, Paul Hager  wrote:
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> Good day (even if record temp) for migratory birds.  A nice
> Swainson's Thrush at the feeder and bird bath this afternoon.
>
> Paul Hager
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Good day (even if record temp) for migratory birds.  A nice  
Swainson's Thrush at the feeder and bird bath this afternoon.

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I've had a male rbg on my feeder this past week that confuses me.  It's
head is brown with very pronounced white stripes.  It's back is brown and
it's wings are darker, more black than brown, with the usual white bars. 
It's breast is more pinkish than red.  Is it simply very young?  Will it's
head turn black and lose the stripes?

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I had a mature male Rose Breasted Grosbeak on my feeder today.  Also  
RT hummingbirds are still hanging around.

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Greetings:

 

I wasn�t able to respond to the comments about the cost of sunflower seed
that were posted the other day.  I purchase 50 # bags of black oil here in
eastern Kentucky in West Liberty or near Mt. Sterling and as a last
resort�Wal-Mart�s anywhere.

 

My beef isn�t so much with the rising costs but with the content of the bags
I purchase.  Yes there are hard times for farmers�especially with drought
etc.  But mill operators please don�t fill the bags with stems, shells and
so chaff just to reach 50#s.  I pay more per bag when I recognize a company
that usually packages quality seed.  Wonder if any state or national birding
organizations have ever considered notifying mills or packagers to say that
a large group of folks despise their lack of business scruples? 

 

Flying squirrels  Yep, we see them often at one of our largest feeders at
night when they activate our motion lights.  In the past, we only blamed
raccoons for raiding our �all night caf�.  Now we know the coons have
competition!  Squirrelly little rascals if I do say so myself.  Fast as
greased lightning as my grandmother used to say.  :-)

 

OK, I�ll stick to strictly bird issues from now on.

 

Doug Hennig

 

1160�

Near the Morgan-Magoffin-Wolfe County lines�not far from mile marker 60 on
the Mountain Parkway. 

Barry Hart and I surveyed the mud flats Friday.  Saturday evening  Melissa 
and I scoped Jonathan Creek. Sunday I spent time at both locations and checked 

the islands on Lake Barkley.
Highlights were:
Pesky Peregrine Falcons at both spots - they keep scaring the  shorebirds 
before I can go through them.
Blue-winged teal - JC & BR
Northern Pintail - 1  AT  JC
Wild Turkey - BR
American White Pelican - 100+ Barkley
DC Cormorant - all locations
Great Egret - everywhere
Snowy Egret - 3  AT  JC
Bald Eagle - JC & BR (1 imm & 2 Adult at BR)
American golden Plover - 1  AT  BR
Semipalmated Plover - BR
Killdeer - everywhere
Lesser Yellowlegs - 29  AT  BR
Spotted Sandpiper - JC & BR
Semipalmated Sandpiper - JC & BR
Least Sandpiper - over 100 at JC & BR
Pectoral Sandpiper - JC & BR
Dowitcher Sp - 3 -JC
Long-billed Dowitcher - 1 BR
Caspian Tern - Barkley
Red-breasted Nuthatch in my yard in Murray.........a first.
Hap
Murray, KY
 
 
 



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Checked a few areas on the refuge this morning including Mitchell, Happy Hollow 
and Goose Pond. Most all the action is on Mitchell where there is good 
shorebird habitat around the entire perimeter of the main lake. I accessed the 
bar from the levee as viewing is best from this side in morning light. Most of 
the birds are congregated at the far north end. Several waterfowl and good 
numbers of common species abound. I counted 98 yellowlegs in one sweep of the 
lake. Greater seemed to out number lesser by a slight margin. Most numbers are 
estimates. Highlights include: 



MITCHELL:

Great Egret  20
Can goose  a bunch
Green-w teal 20 +
Mallard  5
Pintail  10
Northern shoveler  10+
Blue-w Teal  75 +
American widgeon  10 +
Gadwall  8+
Bald eagle 2
Killdeer  25+
Greater Yellowlegs  60
Lesser yellowlegs  40
Least sand  50+
Pectoral sand  20+
Snipe  10+

HAPPY HOLLOW
Sora  3

GOOSE POND

Marsh wren 1
Killdeer 2
Least sand  10
Fish crow 5 --having a heated debate in a cypress tree in the middle of Goose 
Pond. I can only guess that it could have been over the merits of flying 
farther South whilst it is 93 degrees here. 


Scott Record
Ragland KY

 

 

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From: Williams, Eric (FW) 
Sent: Monday, October 08, 2007 8:30 AM
To: Williams, Kathleen (EPPC DNR DOF)
Subject: RE: [birdky] Quail in Henderson Slough

 

Tennessee Red Quail.  Looks like somebody is releasing them to train
their dogs...

 

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From: Williams, Kathleen (EPPC DNR DOF) 
Sent: Monday, October 08, 2007 8:23 AM
To: Williams, Eric (FW)
Subject: FW: [birdky] Quail in Henderson Slough

 

 

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From: birdky-bounce AT freelists.org [mailto:birdky-bounce AT freelists.org]
On Behalf Of CarlSharpS AT aol.com
Sent: Friday, October 05, 2007 11:29 AM
To: birdky AT freelists.org
Subject: [birdky] Quail in Henderson Slough

 

I saw the quail at henderson at the junction of 268 and 136 and I'm
positive there not Bob White adults or juvenile birds.This really
shocked me when We saw them and I got to shoot several pic's. I'm scared
that on opening day of quail season they will be wiped out as they seem
so tame and we could walk along with them as they fed. I'm sending a
couple of pictures hoping someone can name them. They are a real
beautiful bird.  

 

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Nineteen observers recorded at least 83 species today
at the Sloughs WMA in Henderson County.  Highlights
are as follows:

American Bittern (3)
Bald Eagle (4 adults)
Peregrine Falcon 
Virginia Rail (6+)
Sora (40+)
Stilt Sandpiper (2)
Long-billed Dowitcher (3)
Sedge Wren (6+)
Marsh Wren (30+)
Henslow's Sparrow
Nelson's Sharp-tailed Sparrow
Dickcissel
Bobolink

Thanks to all the participants who worked hard to make
it a great trip.

David L. Roemer
Bowling Green, Ky.


 
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BIRDKY List Manager: Gary Ritchison, Richmond, KY
E-mail: gary.ritchison AT eku.edu

I was off work unexpectedly Thursday with a cold and spent the afternoon dozing 
on the screened porch. I have a red breasted nuthatch visiting - the first I 
have seen here in a number of years. I continue to see rose breasted grosbeaks, 
a few at a time but most every day. The real surprise visitor on thursday was a 
male American Redstart - I've only ever had two here before, one male and one 
female, sighted in different years and only just for a moment each time. This 
little male flew in and checked out the feeder area, lighting on different 
branches for several minutes and some real good looks for me. I always forget 
how tiny they are since I see them so infrequently. I also pass on a report 
from a friend of mine who has a house on Lake Malone near the Shady Cliff 
Restaurant. He took his jet ski out last week on the section of the lake on the 
other side of the bridge from the Shady Cliff and got to watch a Bald Eagle fly 
over. He shut down his ski and just watched the bird soar for some time. 

Today was not a BIG DAY, but there were a few good spots among the 20
species in the yard, including: PHILADELPHIA VIREO, EASTERN PHOEBE,
RUBY-CROWNED KINGLET, RED-BREASTED NUTHATCH, ROSE-BREASTED GROSBEAK
(some have been present for two weeks or more).
 
Cheers,
Joan Carr
Pike County
South Williamson, KY

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