While running a shorebird survey today 12/12 we were treated to a few surprises. Listed below are the highlights. Location: Blood River area Observation date: 12/12/08 Observers: Barry Hart and Hap Chambers Canada Goose 65 Gadwall - 236 Mallard 12 Great Blue Heron 6 Black Vulture 3 Bald Eagle 1 Red-shouldered Hawk 2 Killdeer 33 Least Sandpiper - 3 Bonaparte's Gull 300+ Ring-billed Gull 95 Herring Gull 1 Forster's Tern 29 Location: Jonathan Creek Observation date: 12/12/08 Observers: Barry Hart, Melissa Easley and Hap Chambers Canada Goose 21 Gadwall 64 Mallard 11 Hooded Merganser 2 Great Blue Heron 6 Black-bellied Plover 5 Killdeer 42 Western Sandpiper 5 Least Sandpiper 43 Wilson's Snipe 3 Bonaparte's Gull 50 Ring-billed Gull 335 Herring Gull 6 Eastern Phoebe 1 Yellow-rumped Warbler 4 Dark-eyed Junco 12 Hap Murray, KY **************Make your life easier with all your friends, email, and favorite sites in one place. Try it now. (http://www.aol.com/?optin=new-dp&icid=aolcom40vanity&ncid=emlcntaolcom00000010)