I checked L. Milton yesterday 12/30. There was very little ice, and the water level is way down. Tons of habitat for a super-late shorebird. I looked real hard, but couldn't turn up even a killdeer. Out on the water, I didn't find a single diving duck. Here's what I did see: 125 Canada geese (mostly smaller-race birds), 280 mallards, 34 Am. black ducks, 2 gadwall, 2 Am. coots, 375 ring-billed gulls, 8 herring gulls, n. flicker, e. bluebird. I got back home in late afternoon, and searched Coitsville Twp. and Poland Twp. for raptors. I found 4 red-shouldered hawks. At dusk I looked for short-eared owl, but no success. The sunset was spectacular, though!! Later, Craig
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