Feb 27 Arrived at Skipper's River Cafe on the Ohio River at daylight in search of the Harlequin Duck which was missed. Larry Peavler and I did enjoy a fly-by flock of 9 Common Mergansers including 8 males which was a beautiful sight. I drove up the river on the Ohio side and scoped the raft of ducks above Meldahl Dam which included Gadwall, Wigeon, Black, Mallard, Pintail, GW Teal, Canvasback, Redhead, Ring-necked, Lesser Scaup, Bufflehead, 1 male Common Merganser, Red-breasted Merganser, Hooded Merganser, Ruddy Duck, Horned and Pied-billed Grebes. Feb 29 WARREN COUNTY Gr. White-fronted Goose (15 in a field along hwy 884) Snow Goose (5 at Petros Pond) Lesser Yellowlegs (Chaney) BARREN Common Merganser (male near Bailey's Campground) Red-breasted Merganser (2 Skagg's Creek) Red-tailed Hawk (adult dark-morph calurus near Bailey's Point in Allen County. I've seen this bird on and off in that area for several years but I don't believe it overwinters there. I believe it stages there for a short time during fall and spring migration.) March 1 PEABODY WMA/ OHIO AND MUHLENBERG COUNTIES Hap Chambers, Roseanna Denton, and Robert Dever and I enjoyed a beautiful day on the mines with the following highlights: At least 13 species of waterfowl including a pair of Wood Ducks and a Blue-winged Teal in Ohio County. We were treated to the sight and sounds of a flock of approximately 70 Redheads and 1 Ring-necked Duck dropping from the sky at South Lake to take a rest from their journey. The roar of air through the wings of a flock of waterfowl descending from the heavens on a quiet day is an experience that I always treasure. Great Blue Herons attending nests on Sinclair. Raptors included 2 light and one dark Rough-legged Hawks in Ohio County and a dark roughleg on Sinclair. Interesting redtails included a juvenile light-morph calurus type on Homestead and an adult dark type calurus on Sinclair. A Great-horned Owl was sitting on a nest on Sinclair. David L. Roemer Bowling Green, Ky. ____________________________________________________________________________________ Looking for last minute shopping deals? Find them fast with Yahoo! Search. http://tools.search.yahoo.com/newsearch/category.php?category=shopping ================NOTES TO SUBSCRIBERS============== The BIRDKY Mailing List requires you to sign your messages with first & last name, city, & state abbreviation. -------------------------------------------------- To post to this mailing list, send e-mail to: birdky@xxxxxxxxxxxxx -------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, send e-mail to: birdky-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'unsubscribe' in the Subject line. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Visit the Kentucky Ornithological Society web site at http://www.biology.eku.edu/kos.htm * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * BIRDKY List Manager: Gary Ritchison, Richmond, KY E-mail: gary.ritchison@xxxxxxx