I checked out the Caesar Creek North Pool today, but did not find the Purple
Sandpiper reported by Jay Lehman yesterday.  There be nothing notable (no
Long-tailed Ducks, no Red-necked Grebes), I had to content myself with
taking winter wonderful photos in the bright sunshine.

On the way home, I decided to check out Cowan Lake.  It was only about 40%
icebound, versus 80% on Friday, but oddly there were many fewer waterfowl.
 I found three flocks of Canada Geese, each of about 70 birds.  In the first
one, I noticed some bright orange legs and on closer examination, found they
belonged to a lone Greater White-fronted Goose.   See photos at

http://picasaweb.google.com/rdp1710/CowanGreaterWhiteFrontedGoose?feat=directlink

These birds were at the South Shore Marina.  There was another flock at the
beach and a third near the fishing pier.  The latter flock included a white
bird that turned out to be a Tundra Swan.

Cheers,

Bob


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Robert D Powell
Congress Farm Research Institute
Wilmington, OH, USA
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Nulla dies sine aves

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