My son, Jack Stenger, asked me to post the following report from his visit to Hoover Reservoir earlier today.

Jay Stenger
Cincinnati, Ohio
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I visited Hoover Reservoir in Delaware County today (28 Feb 2007) from 3:40 - 6:00 p.m.  The overwhelming majority of waterfowl were seen in the open water south of the Sunbury Rd causeway.  There were 19 species of waterfowl in that pocket.  In the two hours I was there hundreds of waterfowl came and went.  The only other open water visible was a small 
sliver north of the causeway.  The find of the day was a 
vulture roost consisting of 24 Turkey Vultures and 3 BLACK VULTURES on Meadow Brook Lane, just south of the intersection of Sunbury Rd. and Redbank Rd.

Highlights:

4,000 Canada Goose
4     Mute Swan
22    Tundra Swan
2     Wood Duck
40    American Widgeon
300+  American Black Duck
2,000 Mallard
12    Northern Pintail
4     Canvasback
18    Redhead
25    Ring-necked Duck
6     Greater Scaup
25    Lesser Scaup
30    Scaup Sp.
2     Bufflehead
6     Common Goldeneye
15    Hooded Merganser
1     Common Merganser
10    Red-breasted Merganser
1     Ruddy Duck
3     BLACK VULTURE
24    Turkey Vulture
1     Sharp-shinned Hawk
1     Cooper's Hawk
4     Red-tailed Hawk
1     Killdeer
150   Ring-billed Gull
10    Red-winged Blackbird 
350   Common Grackle

Jack Stenger
Delaware, OH


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