My wife and I spent the day (2/3/17) birding around Woods Reservoir in Franklin
County. It was cool but enjoyable. These were our counts for the day
55 Canada Geese
52 Mallards
3 Redheads, 2 females 1 male
73 Buffleheads
2 Common Goldeneye
9 Hooded Mergansers
22 Ruddy Ducks
27 Common Loons
17 Pied-billed Grebes
2 Double-crested Cormorants
6 Great Blue Herons
2 Bald Eagles
152 American Coots -- A cover of coots :-)
2 Killdeer
Many Ring-billed Gulls
2 Mourning Doves
1 Eastern Phoebe
5 Blue Jays
7 American Crows
4 Eastern Bluebirds
2 Hermit Thrushes
Many American Robins
2 Savannah Sparrows
4 Northern Cardinals
Thousands of Common Grackles
Martin Hall
Moore County