[birdky] RPT: Cave Run Lake and Flemingsburg Reservoir
- From: Brian Wulker <bdwulker@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: "birdky@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <birdky@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 5 Mar 2014 22:06:10 -0500
Hi all,
Great waterfowl day today in eastern Kentucky, with 21 species between
these two spots.
Cave Run Lake/Minor Clark - In addition to the 3 Red-necked Grebes, 16 duck
sp. and 3 goose sp. were seen. Most of the birds were at the dam, and I
never made it past Scott's Creek Mariana so who knows how much more was out
there today...
28 Greater White-fronted Geese - likely the same big flock thats been
around since January
1 Snow Goose - Likely the same individual since Jan 16
110 Canada Geese
2 Wood Duck - Minor Clark
7 Gadwall
5 American Wigeon
13 Mallard
2 Northern Shoveler
18 Northern Pintail
6 Green-winged Teal
25 Canvasback
27 Redhead
46 Ring-necked Duck
7 Greater Scaup
52 Lesser Scaup
11 Bufflehead
16 Hooded Merganser
15 Common Merganser
75 Red-breasted Merganser
1 Pied-billed Grebe
5 Horned Grebe
3 Red-necked Grebe - 1 by dam control tower, 1 below the NFS office, and 1
between the NFS office and Scott's Creek. All 3 visible from Stoney Cove
and the dam. Photos of one on the KOS flickr page.
350+ Ring-billed Gull
20 Herring Gull
Flemingsburg Reservoir - Large sheet of ice in the middle, but lots of open
water and birds.
220 Canada Geese
18 Gadwall
5 American Wigeon
4 American Black Duck
35 Mallard
4 Northern Shoveler
16 Northern Pintail
3 Green-winged Teal
70 Canvasback
60 Redhead
110 Ring-necked Duck
40 Lesser Scaup
1 Common Goldeneye
45 Hooded Merganser
4 Common Merganser
1 Red-breasted Merganser
125 Duck sp. - flew in after sunset
50 American Coot
9 Ring-billed Gull
I also had 5 Wilson's Snip on a farm pond along SR 32 a few miles south of
Flemingsburg.
Good birding,
Brian Wulker
Morehead KY
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