About 30% of Cowan Lake was ice-free today, mostly in the east (upstream)
end, plus a strip at the beach and a bit near the dam.  The highlight for me
was the 10 Tundra Swans.  Larry Gara managed to find the Ross's Goose, but
it successfully eluded me, as has every Ross's Goose in the state of Ohio
for the last seven years.  I even went back in the afternoon for a second
attempt, again in vain.

Other birds and peak numbers:

Canada Goose                      500
American Widgeon                  12
Mallard                                   63
American Black Duck                1
Northern Pintail                        12
Northern Shoveler                       2
Canvasback                              1
Redhead                                   6
Ring-necked Duck                    34
Lesser Scaup                            7
Bufflehead                                 1
Hooded Merganser                    3
Common Merganser                  2

Cheers,

Bob

--
Robert D Powell
Wilmington, OH, USA
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Nulla dies sine linea

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