As a result of?a brief respite from recent rains, the water level at the reservoir has started to fall and mudflats are being?exposed again at the edges of the ponds.? This seems to have induced the presence of more and a somewhat wider variety of birds than normal, including:Canada geese (~150) mallard + others (>200) killdeer (6) solitary sandpiper (4) spotted sandpiper (3, adult and 2 juveniles) Caspian tern (3, 2 adults and a juvenile?) osprey (1) great blue heron (6) green heron (4) black-crowned night heron (1 juvenile) double-crested cormorant (8) kingfisher (2) robin (~10) cedar waxwing (5) eastern bluebird (4) song sparrow (3) cardinal (3, M, F, Juv) starling (2) grackle (2) Carolina wren (2) mourning dove (2) American crow (1) turkey vulture (1) blue jay (heard) chickadee (heard) ? Frank Huggins Lexington, Fayette County ? ? ?