[birdky] RPT: Cave Run Lake Waterfowl - 16 Sp.
- From: Brian Wulker <bdwulker@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: "birdky@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <birdky@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sun, 26 Jan 2014 21:21:10 -0500
Hi all,
This afternoon I ran over to Cave Run Lake with hopes of waterfowl. The
lake is almost entirely frozen in some areas, and about 50/50 in others.
Biggest areas of open water are at the base of the dam, and around the
"winter pool island" off Zilpo Beach/Twin Knobs. With all this cold
weather lately, the next nearest open water might be the Ohio River.
19 Greater White-fronted Geese - near the shore opposite of the dam in a
particularly inaccessible spot. Hard to view from the dam.
1 Snow Goose - close to the dam
2300 Canada Geese
54 Gadwall
3 American Wigeon
26 American Black Duck
96 Mallard
8 Green-winged Teal
124 Canvasback - two huge flocks near "winter pool island" and the Twin
Knobs swimming beach
2 Redhead
3 Greater Scaup
27 Lesser Scaup
3 Bufflehead
13 Common Goldeneye
33 Hooded Merganser
1 Common Merganser
Other birds of interest:
17 Pied-billed Grebe
2 Horned Grebe
30 American Coot
2 Bald Eagle
15 Herring Gull
711 Ring-billed Gull
Today was probably the best midwinter waterfowl day I've had at this
lake... kind of amazing considering 10 days ago I could hardly find a
Mallard around here. Photos of the GWFG will be up on the KOS flickr. I
forgot my camera so I had to digiscope...
Good birding,
Brian Wulker
Morehead Ky
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