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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