I went to the Falls of the Ohio on Monday evening and spent this morning and evening scouting for the Louisville CBC around Bowman Field. On Monday I met a birder from Great Britain on business, and as he had very limited time and transportation I directed him to Cave Hill. I hope he succeeded. Falls of the Ohio to Big Four Bridge and Holiday Inn ponds Monday Dec. 8, 2:20-5:00pm Gadwall-100+ American Widgeon-15+ American black Duck-1 pair at Holiday Inn Northern Shoveler-20+ Green-wg. Teal-10 Canvasback-1 male Holiday Inn Ring-nk. Duck-2 HI Lesser Scaup-6 HI Bufflehead-HI Hooded Merganser-28 scattered Ruddy Duck-57! below Big Four bridge Common Loon-2 one 30 ft. offshore at dock by Big Four bridge Pied-bl. Grebe-20 Horned Grebe-25+ Bald Eagle-2 1 1st year and a 2nd yr bird I believe Accipter- small suggesting Sharp-sh. Hawk American Kestrel-1 peregrine Falcon-1 Bonaparte's Gull-80+20 Herring Gull-5 all imm. Swamp Sp.-1 Seneca Park- scouting for CBC, 7:50-9:40am and 3:00-5:30pm, 30 sp.,my fourth species was a flock of chipping sparrows, my final bird of the day was a mallard, my 2nd to last was a Downy, weird Canada Goose-20+ on field in front of driving course on Bowman Field Am. Kestrel-1 on Bowman Killdeer-2 Bowman 1 driving course Belted Kingfisher-1 Yellow-bl. Sapsucker-1 in pine tree behind law enforcement office by driving course, 1 across from golf course Brown Creeper-2 Cedar Waxwing-35+ eastern Towhee-1 Chipping Sparrow-25+mixed with a dozen juncos on path leading onto golf course across from golf center Common Grackle-1 overhead good for this time of year CBC is coming, get out and scout your territories! Should be a good year for lingering summer residents. Michael Autin Louisville, KY _________________________________________________________________ Send e-mail anywhere. No map, no compass. http://windowslive.com/Explore/hotmail?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_hotmail_acq_anywhere_122008