Julie Karlson, Larry Jeanblanc, and I birded at Buck Creek State Park this
morning. The northern half of the lake was frozen and there was much ice on
the southern half but there were areas of open water. There were birds
sitting on the ice and in the open water. I estimated there were about 200
geese but I couldn't pick out any species except Canada Geese. We ended up
finding 14 species of ducks but nothing unusual. We had 10 species of diving
ducks and four species of dabblers. There were Ring-billed and Herring Gulls
and Horned and Pied-billed Grebes. There were also 2 Bald Eagles. One was an
adult and the other was an immature.

Because of the mild weather and open water, I have now found 70 species in
Clark County so far this month. I had only 50 species last year with the
lake frozen all month.

Doug Overacker
Springfield, Ohio

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