Despite the rain last visit into Sauerheber Unit of the Sloughs WMA for this year. It will reopen this coming March. Overcast and raining. I did not get out of my jeep. FOS: Am. Balck Ducks Huge mixed flocks of Starlings, Red-wings and Cowbirds. KY Sloughs WMA - Gentle P., Pond Creek Marsh, Hardy Slough, SBU, Henderson, US-KY Oct 31, 2013 7:40 AM - 9:05 AM Protocol: Traveling 3.0 mile(s) Comments: Overcast. Rain. Did not get out of my jeep. 25 species Greater White-fronted Goose 300 Snow Goose 4 Canada Goose 15 Only seen at Anderson Pond Gadwall X American Wigeon X American Black Duck X Mallard X Northern Shoveler X Northern Pintail X Green-winged Teal X Wild Turkey 7 Great Blue Heron 1 Bald Eagle 5 3 imm. on ground at Wood Tract, 2 adults perched at Pond Creek Marsh Red-tailed Hawk 1 American Coot X Killdeer X Greater Yellowlegs X Wilson's Snipe X Mourning Dove X American Kestrel 1 American Crow X Eastern Bluebird X European Starling 3000 in several mixed flocks of Red-winged Blackbirds and Brown-headed Cowbirds Red-winged Blackbird 2000 Brown-headed Cowbird 1000 View this checklist online at http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S15530973 This report was generated automatically by eBird v3 (http://ebird.org) Charlie Henderson Co. ================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