I spent Saturday morning hitting a few spots in Highland County. The
Highland Stone Gravel Pits had some of the best finds. 8 Snow Geese (4
white morph and 4 blue) among the hundreds of Canadas. Also heard a a flock
of Sandhill Cranes bugling somewhere in the pits, but could never get a
view of them. Rocky Fork only had a few species of ducks. Grebes were
numerous. Paint Creek had huge flocks of Gulls, mostly Bonapartes, and a
handful of Dunlin. There were pretty good numbers of immature Cormorants at
both Rocky Fork and Paint Creek.
Highland Stone Gravel Pits: Snow Goose 8, Canada Goose 800, Mute Swan 1,
Mallard 20, Ring-necked Duck 10, Pied-billed Grebe 5, Black Vulture 1,
Turkey Vulture 15, Red-tailed Hawk 1, American Kestrel 1, American Coot
700, Sandhill Crane 10
Rocky Fork State Park: Mute Swan 4, Northern Shoveler 16, Hooded
Merganser 12, Ruddy Duck 26, Pied-billed Grebe 30, Horned Grebe 7,
Double-crested Cormorant 35, Great Blue Heron 1, Turkey Vulture 1, Bald
Eagle 1, American Coot 600, Ring-billed Gull 40, Belted Kingfisher 1,
American Crow 3, Carolina Chickadee 10, Tufted Titmouse 2,
White-breasted Nuthatch 2, Carolina Wren 5, Eastern Bluebird 8, American
Robin 12, Yellow-rumped Warbler 10, Song Sparrow 2, Northern Cardinal 10
Paint Creek State Park: Canada Goose 25, Mallard 15, Common Loon 5,
Horned Grebe 4, Double-crested Cormorant 10, Dunlin 5, Bonaparte's Gull
200, Ring-billed Gull 100, American Crow 8
-Mark Gilsdorf
Cincinnati
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