Waterfowl are here! The channel between South Bass and Catawba is open water 
now. Ice free patches were also found at the east end of the island, Peach 
Point and over the reef to Gibraltar Island today.

I found snow bunting working the ground at the South Bass Island Lighthouse 
as well as large numbers of red-breasted mergansers and common goldeneye 
swimming offshore.

Oak Point Picnic area yielded horned larks, and herring and greater black-
backed gulls on the open water near the reef. All the bubblers on docks in 
the harbor had red-breasted mergansers feeding.

The area off the Lime kiln/Miller ferry dock had large numbers of the 
following:

Common Goldeneye
Bufflehead
Red-breasted mergansers
Redhead
Canvasback
Lesser Scaup

Two Bald eagles sat on the edge of the ice near Starve Island watching all 
the waterfowl.

A trip to the Scheeff East Point Preserve yielded goldeneye, bufflehead, 
mergansers in large numbers as well in the open water offshore.

Will have to watch and see what shows up as the ice moves out!

Lisa Brohl

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