Heavy overcast, NW winds, slowly falling temps. 43º to 39º.
Birded Sauerheber Unit along 268, out to Horseshoe Road slough, back by
Sauerheber Unit, looped around West Franklin Road, then home.
Highlights:
Canada Geese (seldom see this year)
24 Bald Eagles
4 Tundra Swans
1000s of blackbirds in multiple huge flocks
1 PEREGRINE FALCON FOS
0 Snow Geese
Duck numbers continue to drop.
Wood Tract north has lots of water, but the harvested bean field is not
attracting much.
KY Sloughs WMA - Sauerheber Winter Drive along 268, Henderson, Kentucky, US
Dec 5, 2017 7:50 AM - 8:15 AM
Protocol: Traveling
3.0 mile(s)
16 species
Canada Goose 6 passing over Anderson Pond
Northern Shoveler X
Gadwall X
American Wigeon X
Mallard X
Northern Pintail 1
Ring-necked Duck X
Bald Eagle 24 4 ad. & 20 imm. most at Wood Tract north when i arrived but
many dispersed. JPGs
Mourning Dove X
American Kestrel 2
American Crow X
Eastern Bluebird 4
Northern Cardinal X
Red-winged Blackbird 2000
Brown-headed Cowbird 500
Common Grackle 2000
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<http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist/S40923823>
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KY Horseshoe Road sloughs, Henderson, Kentucky, US
Dec 5, 2017 8:35 AM - 8:50 AM
Protocol: Stationary
3 species
Red-winged Blackbird 5000 JPGs
Brown-headed Cowbird 1000
Common Grackle 5000 JPG
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KY Sloughs WMA - Sauerheber Unit--Wood Tract, Henderson, Kentucky, US
Dec 5, 2017 9:00 AM - 9:05 AM
Protocol: Stationary
5 species
Greater White-fronted Goose X flying into Wood Tract south Corn stubble
Tundra Swan 4 JPG passing over Wood Tract north
Bald Eagle 8
Red-winged Blackbird X
Common Grackle X
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KY Farm Field north of West Franklin Road, Henderson, Kentucky, US
Dec 5, 2017 9:15 AM - 9:20 AM
Protocol: Stationary
1 species
Peregrine Falcon 1 FOS, JPG
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Charlie
Henderson Co.
