Can anyone get me the address for the Eurasian Wigeon and exactly where it is at? I will be able to make it there on Thursday I believe. Blessings to you, John Troyer Jr "Be ye therefore merciful, as your Father also is merciful." Luke 6; 36 -----Original Message----- From: Ohio birds [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Jason Cade Sent: Tuesday, January 03, 2012 3:23 PM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: [Ohio-birds] Hamilton Co Big Year Off to a raging start for 2012! After a day of birding I now stand at 70 species for the year most of which have been seen in Hamilton Co! This is thanks to excellent birds showing up including White-fronted Geese found by Steve Bobonick & today a Eurasian Wigeon id'ed by Brian Wulker both birds present at Fernald Preserve. The following is a copy of my post to Cincinnati Birds about my great day out today: What a day! Let's just start with that statement :) Well I started at Fernald hoping for the White-fronted Geese which were not a disappointment. I also saw the Eurasian Wigeon. Not a great look as it was actively feeding & then flushed to the back corner of the pond not to be seen again. Would not have been able to definitively call it due to the brief look & the fact it was 8 am lighting so glad someone else saw it & got the definite id. Other waterfowl included American Wigeon, Pintail, Green-winged Teal, Gadwall, Mallards, Shovelers, Ring-necks. On a sad note also found 2 Mute Swans frozen in the ice. I reported this to the visitors center. Hopefully I'm wrong but they looked to actually be frozen in. Also heard a group of Sandhills bugling but never saw them. On Willey Rd saw 20 Sandhill Cranes in a field & 1 Kestrel. At the wetlands saw 1 adult Bald Eagle looking over the field by the parking lot. Found a group of about 80 LAPLAND LONGSPURS on Baughman Rd. Jumped out & scoped them out. No Buntings or Larks all Longspurs. In the park proper at Big Sycamore Picnic Area seed was thrown in the parking lot attracting mixed group of songbirds best being 1 late Chipping Sparrow with Tree, Field, & Song. Campbell Rd ponds just held geese however 6 TUNDRA SWANS flew overhead nearby! Kilby Rd gravel pit held Ring-necks, Gadwall, & 2 Redheads. Lost Bridge had 4 SNOW GEESE (1 white phase & 3 blue phase), 1 Mute Swan, 2 Lesser Scaup, & 2 Common Goldeneye. ______________________________________________________________________ Ohio-birds mailing list, a service of the Ohio Ornithological Society. Our thanks to Miami University for hosting this mailing list. Additional discussions can be found in our forums, at www.ohiobirds.org/forum/. You can join or leave the list, or change your options, at: http://listserv.muohio.edu/scripts/wa.exe?LIST=OHIO-BIRDS Send questions or comments about the list to: [log in to unmask] ______________________________________________________________________ Ohio-birds mailing list, a service of the Ohio Ornithological Society. Our thanks to Miami University for hosting this mailing list. Additional discussions can be found in our forums, at www.ohiobirds.org/forum/. You can join or leave the list, or change your options, at: http://listserv.muohio.edu/scripts/wa.exe?LIST=OHIO-BIRDS Send questions or comments about the list to: [log in to unmask]