We spent 3 1/2 hours paddling on the back embayment of Blood River. It was good to hear the returning breeders singing their songs. The Bald Eagle was sitting above it's nest but we can't tell if there are chicks in the nest. The lake level has risen to 358 so there is no remaining shoreline or shorebird habitat. Listed are the highlights. Wood Duck 6 Gadwall 37 Mallard 10 Blue-winged Teal 8 Northern Shoveler 4 Green-winged Teal 7 Lesser Scaup 7 Bufflehead 2 Wild Turkey 1 Pied-billed Grebe 1 Great Blue Heron 4 Turkey Vulture 8 Bald Eagle 1 Red-shouldered Hawk 3 Red-tailed Hawk 1 American Coot 1 Bonaparte's Gull 50 Ring-billed Gull 30 Herring Gull 2 Barred Owl 1 Belted Kingfisher 2 Red-bellied Woodpecker 2 Downy Woodpecker 4 Pileated Woodpecker 1 Eastern Phoebe 2 Fish Crow 1 Carolina Chickadee 3 Tufted Titmouse 6 Carolina Wren 2 Winter Wren 1 Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 2 Eastern Bluebird 4 Hermit Thrush 1 Northern Parula 1 Yellow-throated Warbler 1 Louisiana Waterthrush 4 Eastern Towhee 2 Fox Sparrow 1 White-throated Sparrow 2 Dark-eyed Junco 1 Northern Cardinal 6 Red-winged Blackbird 2 American Goldfinch 1 Hap & Melissa Murray, KY **************A Good Credit Score is 700 or Above. See yours in just 2 easy steps! (http://pr.atwola.com/promoclk/100126575x1220439616x1201372437/aol?redir=http:%2F%2Fwww.freecreditreport.com%2Fpm%2Fdefault.aspx%3Fsc%3D668072%26hmpgID %3D62%26bcd%3DfebemailfooterNO62)