Shane Egleston and I birded the lakes at these three state parks today
finding a nice assortment of waterfowl. Highlights were single Common Loons
at Cowan and Rocky Fork, 2 Cormorants at Caesar Creek, 1 Phoebe at Rocky
Fork.
At least 1 White-winged Scoter is still at Cowan.

We also saw an adult Cooper's hawk on an apparently freshly killed Coot at
Rocky Fork
and a dozen or so Black Vultures feasting on a deer carcass at Cowan.

Waterfowl are listed below, Canada Geese and Coots were seen at all three
lakes.

Caesar Creek:
 Gadwall
 American Wigeon
 Black Duck
 Mallard
 Northern Shoveler
 Redhead
 Greater Scaup
 Lesser Scaup
 Bufflehead
 Common Goldeneye
 Red-breasted Merganser
 Pied-billed Grebe
 Horned Grebe
 DC Cormorant

Cowan:
 American Wigeon
 Black Duck
 Mallard
 Northern Pintail
 Northern Shoveler
 Green-winged Teal
 Redhead
 Ring-necked Duck
 Scaup sp
 White-winged Scoter
 Bufflehead
 Hooded Merganser
 Red-breasted Merganser
 Ruddy Duck
 Common Loon

Rocky Fork:
 Mute Swan
 Gadwall
 Black Duck
 Northern Shoveler
 Northern Pintail
 Redhead
 Ring-necked Duck
 Scaup sp
 Bufflehead
 Common Goldeneye
 Hooded Merganser
 Common Merganser
 Red-breasted Merganser
 Ruddy Duck
 Common Loon
 Pied-billed Grebe
 Horned Grebe

Rick Asamoto
Miamisburg

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