Stopped by the Falls this afternoon to look for waterfowl. Water is rising, most of the fossil beds were underwater. There was a raft of ducks (approx 25) at Ashland Park that I could not ID, too far out and heavy winds making it difficult. Falls of the Ohio (KY), Jefferson, US-KY Jan 30, 2013 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM Protocol: Traveling 2.0 mile(s) 13 species Canada Goose 13 Mallard 21 Lesser Scaup 5 Bufflehead 18 Common Goldeneye 16 Pied-billed Grebe 3 Double-crested Cormorant 27 Great Blue Heron 2 Black Vulture 2 Cooper's Hawk 1 Bald Eagle 2 (1 adult at the nest on Shippingport Is. another adult perched nearby) Ring-billed Gull 85 (most in the water above the railroad bridge) Peregrine Falcon 1 (perched on railroad bridge) Del Striegel Georgetown, IN (Floyd County) This report was generated automatically by eBird v3 (http://ebird.org) Sender reply address says do not reply. ================NOTES TO SUBSCRIBERS============== When posting on BIRDKY, please close posts with your first and last name and your address (city or county). * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * To post on BIRDKY, send e-mail to: birdky@xxxxxxxxxxxxx * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Visit the KOS website at http://www.biology.eku.edu/kos/default.htm * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Visit the KOS Photo Page to view photos of birds recently sighted in Kentucky: http://www.flickr.com/groups/kentucky_ornithological_society/pool * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * To unsubscribe, send e-mail to: birdky-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'unsubscribe' in the Subject line. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * BIRDKY List Manager: Gary Ritchison. E-mail: gary.ritchison@xxxxxxx