Drove around Ballard this morning in hopes that the recent storms had grounded some shorebirds. No such luck. Water is everywhere and most lakes and sloughs are bank full. Most decent shorebird habitat is sheet water. A few highlights include: Gr. Egret 8 Pied-b grebe 3 Snow goose 4 Mallard 3 Blue-w teal 12 Green-w teal 10 Shoveler 5 Pintail 1 Hooded Merganser 2 Wood duck 2 Greater Yellow-legs 2 Lesser Yellow-legs 1 6 large sandpipers flying high (likely pecs) Eur collared dove 2 (Oscar) Fish crows Vesper sparrow 2 Savannah sparrow 2 A. Pipit 2 BREWERS BLACKBIRD 25 (Smokey road feedlot) Scott Record Ragland KY