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Western Kentucky University TopSCHOLAR® Kentucky Warbler Library Special Collections 2-2006 Kentucky Warbler (Vol. 82, no. 1) Kentucky Library Research Collections Western Kentucky University, [email protected] Follow this and additional works at: http://digitalcommons.wku.edu/ky_warbler Part of the Ornithology Commons Recommended Citation Kentucky Library Research Collections, "Kentucky Warbler (Vol. 82, no. 1)" (2006). Kentucky Warbler. Paper 339. http://digitalcommons.wku.edu/ky_warbler/339 This Newsletter is brought to you for free and open access by TopSCHOLAR®. It has been accepted for inclusion in Kentucky Warbler by an authorized administrator of TopSCHOLAR®. For more information, please contact [email protected]. The Kentucky Warbler (Published by Kentucky Ornithological Society) VOL. 82 FEBRUARY 2006 NO. 1 IN THIS ISSUE THE FALL 2005 SEASON, Brainard Palmer-Ball, Jr., and Lee McNeely ........................... 3 MID-WINTER BIRD COUNT 2005-2006, Blaine Ferrell.................................................. 17 HURRICANE-RELATED BIRDS IN KENTUCKY – SUMMER 2005, Mark Monroe, Donald Morse, Jr., Brainard Palmer-Ball, Jr., David Roemer, Mary Walter, and Ben Yandell ............................................................................................................................. 32 AN 18TH-CENTURY REFERENCE TO IVORY-BILLED WOODPECKER (Campephilus principalis) IN KENTUCKY, Benjamin E. Leese............................ 37 2 THE KENTUCKY WARBLER Vol. 82 THE KENTUCKY ORNITHOLOGICAL SOCIETY President........................................................................................Mark Bennett, Russellville Vice-President .......................................................................................Win Ahrens, Prospect Corresponding Secretary ......................................................................................Amy Covert 109 Lafayette Drive, Frankfort, KY 40601-3456 Treasurer...........................................................................................Brainard Palmer-Ball, Jr. 8207 Old Westport Road, Louisville, KY 40222-3913 Recording Secretary ........................................................................... Laura Patton, Frankfort Councillors: Mark Monroe, Louisville..................................................... 2004 thru 2006 Melissa Easley, Murray ....................................................... 2004 thru 2006 Shawchyi Vorisek, Frankfort............................................... 2005 thru 2007 Mary Yandell, Louisville..................................................... 2005 thru 2007 Gay Hodges, Somerset......................................................... 2006 thru 2008 Eddie Huber, Louisville....................................................... 2006 thru 2008 Immediate Past President....................................................................Hap Chambers, Murray Staff Artist ..........................................................................................Ray Harm, Sonoita, AZ THE KENTUCKY WARBLER Organ of the Kentucky Ornithological Society, published quarterly in February, May, August and November. The Kentucky Warbler is sent to all members not in arrears for dues. Membership dues are: Regular $15.00; Contributing $25.00; Student $10.00; Family $20.00; and Life $300.00. All articles and communications should be addressed to the editor. Subscriptions and memberships should be sent to the Treasurer. Requests for back issues should be sent to the Corresponding Secretary. Editor.......................................Blaine R. Ferrell, Ogden College of Science and Engineering Western Kentucky University, Bowling Green, KY 42101 Editorial Advisory Board Wayne Mason, Brainard Palmer-Ball, Jr., and Stephen Stedman Secretary, Kentucky Bird Records Committee ...................................................Lee McNeely P.O. Box 463, Burlington, KY 41005 THE COVER We thank David Roemer for the video capture of an Audubon's Shearwater (Puffinus lherminieri) observed following the passage of the remnants of Hurricane Dennis 12 July 2005 (see article on p. 32). Financial support for color cover provided by the Touchstone Energy Cooperatives. 2006 THE KENTUCKY WARBLER 3 THE FALL 2005 SEASON Brainard Palmer-Ball, Jr., and Lee McNeely The fall 2005 season was overall warmer and drier than normal. August was hot, with the temperature reaching 90°F or higher on 20 days at Louisville. The most remarkable weather event of the season was the passage of the remnants of Hurricane Katrina, which passed across Kentucky 30-31 August with copious precipitation—4.4" (11.2 cm) at Bowling Green; 3.0" (7.6 cm) at Paducah; 2.6" (6.6 cm) at Louisville; and 2.0" (5.1 cm) at Lexington—and moderate winds. In fact, the rains provided by the storm's passage provided many areas with the only substantial precipitation over the entire period! September and October remained warmer than normal with little precipitation (e.g. Bowling Green re- ceived less than 1.0" (2.5 cm) of rain during the entire two-month period). November remained slightly warmer than normal, but precipitation began to return towards normal. Rarity highlights included Band-rumped Storm-Petrels at two locales during the pas- sage of the remnants of Katrina, several rare waders (Tricolored Heron, White Ibis, and Roseate Spoonbill) in the far western part of the state, a few rare shorebirds (including Marbled Godwit and Red Phalarope), a Pomarine Jaeger, and a returning Spotted Towhee. An unusually large number of reports of Laughing Gulls and terns was also attributable to the nasty weather associated with Katrina. In contrast to the previous year, natural food crops including evergreen cones, berries, acorns, and hickory nuts, all appeared to be pro- duced in abundance, boding well for wintering species. Publication of any unusual sightings in the seasonal report does not imply that these reports have been accepted as records for the official checklist of Kentucky birds. Observers are reminded that records of out-of-season birds and all rarities must be accompanied by written and/or photographic documentation. This documentation must be submitted to the Kentucky Bird Records Committee (KBRC). Decisions regarding the official Kentucky list are made by the KBRC and are reported periodically in The Kentucky Warbler. Abbreviations – County names appear in italics; when used to separate dates, the “/” symbol is used in place of “and”; “ph.” next to an observer’s initials indicates that the ob- servation was documented with photograph(s); “vt.” next to an observer’s initials indicates that the observation was documented on videotape; “*” next to an observer’s initials indi- cates that written details were submitted with the report. Place names: Ano = surface mines near Ano, Pulaski; Ballard = Ballard WMA, Ballard; Barkley Dam = Barkley Dam, Lyon/ Livingston; Barren = Barren River Lake, Allen/Barren; Berea College Forest = Berea Col- lege Forest, Madison; Bernheim Forest = Bernheim Forest, Bullitt; Blackacre = Blackacre SNP, Jefferson; Blood River = Blood River embayment, Ky Lake, Calloway; Boston = Ky Transportation Cabinet wetland mitigation area near Boston, Nelson; Briarwood = Briar- wood, Jefferson; Campbell Dikes = Mississippi River sandbars at Campbell Dikes, Carlisle; Caperton = Caperton Swamp Nature Preserve, Jefferson; Cathy Crockett Trail = Cathy Crockett Trail, Sloan's Valley, Pulaski; Clifty Pond = Clifty Pond, near Mt. Zion, Pulaski; Cooley's Pond = Cooley's Pond, Wayne; E.W. Brown = E.W. Brown power plant ash basin, Mercer; Eddy Creek = Eddy Creek embayment, Lake Barkley, Lyon; Eddyville = Lake Barkley at Eddyville, Lyon; Falls of the Ohio = Falls of the Ohio, Jefferson; Fishing Creek = Fishing Creek embayment, Lake Cumberland, Pulaski; Frankfort = Frankfort, Franklin; Freeman Lake = Freeman Lake, Hardin; Garvin Brown = Garvin Brown Nature Preserve, ne. Jefferson; Grassy Pond/Powells Lake = Grassy Pond/Powells Lake Unit Sloughs WMA, w. Henderson; Gunpowder Creek = Gunpowder Creek Nature Park, Boone; Hays Kennedy = Hays Kennedy Park, ne. Jefferson; Homestead = Homestead Unit Peabody WMA, Ohio; Horseshoe Road = slough next to Horseshoe Road, w. Henderson; Island No. 1 = Missis- sippi River sandbars at Island No. 1, Carlisle; Joe Creason = Joe Creason Park, Jefferson; Jonathan Creek = Jonathan Creek embayment, Kentucky Lake, Marshall; Ky Bend = Kentucky Bend, w. Fulton; Ky Dam = Kentucky Dam, Livingston/Marshall; Ky Dam 4 THE KENTUCKY WARBLER Vol. 82 Village = Kentucky Dam Village State Resort Park, Marshall; Ky Lake = Kentucky Lake, Marshall (unless otherwise noted); Kuttawa = Lake Barkley at Kuttawa, Lyon; Lake Bark- ley = Lake Barkley, Livingston/Lyon/Trigg; Lake No. 9 = Lake No. 9, Fulton; Laketon = Mississippi River sandbars at Laketon, Carlisle; LBL = Land Between the Lakes National Recreation Area, Trigg (unless otherwise noted); Little River = Little River embayment, Lake Barkley, Trigg; Mammoth Cave = Mammoth Cave National Park, Edmonson (unless otherwise noted); Miles Park = Miles Park, Jefferson; Minor Clark = Minor Clark Fish Hatchery, Rowan; Mitchell Lake = Mitchell Lake, Ballard WMA, Ballard; Mt. Zion = Mt. Zion, Pulaski; Newport = Newport, Campbell; Paradise = Paradise Power Plant impound- ments, Muhlenberg; Pleasant Hill Church Road = Pleasant Hill Church Road, Trigg; Roch- ester = Green River at Rochester Dam, Muhlenberg/Ohio; St. Matthews = St. Matthews, Jefferson; Sauerheber = Sauerheber Unit of Sloughs WMA, Henderson; Shaker Mill = Shaker Mill, Warren;