Karin Tanquist and I had a modest collection of waterfowl today 3/21/10 at Lakes Rockwell and Pippen. Highlights were the stunning male Bufflehead on Lake Pippen, below the road and up close to shore putting on a splendid show of mating behavior with the late afternoon sun behind us. 

There were 40 Bufflehead on the two lakes. 

Location:     Lake Rockwell-Ravenna Rd--Number of species: 14
Canada Goose--10
Gadwall--4
American Wigeon--5
Mallard--4
Northern Shoveler--1
Ring-necked Duck--13
Bufflehead--26
Common Merganser--12
Red-breasted Merganser--15
Ruddy Duck--6
Horned Grebe--2
Double-crested Cormorant--19
Turkey Vulture--1
Herring Gull--110

Location:     Lake Pippen--Number of species: 9
Canada Goose--4
Ring-necked Duck--18
Bufflehead--14
Hooded Merganser--4
Pied-billed Grebe--4
Red-bellied Woodpecker--1
Hairy Woodpecker--2
Black-capped Chickadee--2
Tufted Titmouse--4

Location: Barlow (Case) Farm Park
American Kestrel--2

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