[birdky] RPT: Ohio River at Louisville, 2/22/2015 afternoon

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Date: Sun, 22 Feb 2015 21:11:47 -0500 (GMT-05:00)
The Patagonia Rest Stop effect was in full force on the Ohio River at 
Louisville today. Carol Besse & Major Waltman found a pretty ad. male Surf 
Scoter on the Jeffersonville waterfront, which resulted in a number of us 
descending upon the area and several very nice subsequent finds.

I also had a photo of 7 Common Mergansers sent to me taken from near River Road 
near the entrance to Glenview (this was a good spot for divers last winter 
across from the upstream end of Six-Mile Island).

Highlights:

Mute Swan ... 3 second-year [imm.] birds off the Falls of the Ohio SP overlook 
(over next to Shippingport Island). Oddly, these appear to be the same three 
birds seen flying over the Chamberlain Lane area earlier in the day (thanks to 
photos by Rand Falls)

Diving ducks ... I think I counted at least 500 from above the Big-Four to 
across from the Falls overlook this afternoon; breakdown might be relatively 
accurate but probably slightly conservative as follows: Canvasback 200; Redhead 
150; Greater Scaup 100; Common Goldeneye 50; Bufflehead 30+; White-winged 
Scoter (3 off Kingfish/Buckhead's, 1 out in main basin off Ashland Park); Black 
Scoter (continuing imm. male off Ashland Park); ad. male Surf noted above; 
Ring-necked Duck 15-20+; Lesser Scaup (at least a few); Red-breasted and Hooded 
Mergansers (a few). 

Dabblers ... 50 Gadwall, 5 Northern Pintail, 2 Am Black Ducks, & Mallards off 
the Falls overlook

Herring Gull ... at least 150, most in a raft out in the middle of the river 
off Ashland Park; 20 or so on the lower fossil beds

Great Black-backed Gull ... first spied by Brian Johnson flying around the 
fossil beds; nice looks by several of us in flight

Iceland Gull ... first-year bird in basin off Ashland Park (doc photo thanks to 
Jamie Baker trudging down to the river bank thru the snow and ice)

Glaucous Gull ... an adult and a 3rd-year bird out in basin with the Herring 
raft ( think these are the first of these age classes I've ever seen in 
Louisville)

American Pipits .. a few out on the exposed fossil beds and edge of ice

bpb, Louisville
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[birdky] RPT: Ohio River at Louisville, 2/22/2015 afternoon

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