Earlham's Ornithology course visited Whitewater State Park this 
morning -- working mainly around the ramp onto Brookville Lake. 
Beautiful weather and lots of movement on among killdeer and 
blackbirds.  One flock of Canada Goose was high and moving north.  A 
few FOY for me.

NORTHERN SHOVELER 4 FOY
Northern Pintail 23
Green-winged Teal 15
Canvasback 1
Black Vulture 8
Turkey Vulture 24
Sandhill Crane 82 (dancing on mudflats before flying off in small 
groups toward local corn fields)
Killdeer 22 (all fly overs)
Bonaparte's Gull 3 (all in basic plumage)
Ring-billed Gull 250
EASTERN PHOEBE 1 FOY (calling near picnic shelter by the ramp)
TREE SWALLOW 3 FOY (males at nest boxes in park)
Eastern Towhee 1 (call note, no song)

Bill Buskirk
Biology Department
Earlham College