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["Palmer-Ball, Brainard \(EPPC OOS KNPC\)" <Brainard.Palmer-Ball@xxxxxx>]

Ben Yandell, Mary Yandell, Hap Chambers, Melissa Easley and myself visited 
various points in the Kentucky Dam/Barkley Dam/Smithland Dam vicinity today.
 
We could not find the 2nd year Great Black-backed anywhere, but we did have an 
adult Thayer's Gull and 3rd winter or adult Lesser Black-backed Gull below Ky 
Dam. There were also at least 1000 Bonaparte's Gulls feeding on Ky Lake above 
the dam, mostly along the old river channel next to LBL. I'm not sure if I 
simply missed these earlier in the week or not. There were far fewer gulls at 
the dams today; perhaps having spread out on Kentucky Lake in the past few 
days; they are running far less hydro thru the dam now.
 
Other spots we checked had nothing but Ringers and Herrings including Calvert 
City pond, Barkley Dam, Lake Barkley above the dam, and Smithland Dam 
tailwaters. We had a few Am White Pelicans and common diving ducks on Lake 
Barkley.
 
bpb, Frankfort