Spent the mid afternoon at Ballard WMA with the boys. We all got great looks at several species that were new to them and they really enjoyed it. The best spot is at Lower Beaver Dam Slough. Water is just starting to come off the peninsula at the levee. Cook slough, Burnt Slough and Happy Hollow are all full of water and should get good in a couple of weeks. Highlights include: Snow Goose 4 Mallard 3 Blue-w teal 4 N. Shoveler 3 Gadwall 3 Hooded Merganser 1 Black vulture 1 Killdeer 1 Greater Yellowlegs 9 Lesser Yellowlegs 20 Solitary Sandpiper 3 Spotted Sandpiper 1 Pectoral Sandpiper 4 Dunlin 1 Wilson's Snipe 1 Fish crows galore Scott Record Ragland KY