BALD EAGLE AT CANE RIDGE NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGEToday was a home run when it comes to birding. Steve Gifford and I started the day by driving around the surrounding areas of the Gibson County power plant. We ended the day at Cane Ridge National Wildlife Refuge and Tern Bar Slough Fish and Wildlife Area. The total species count for the day was 60! Most of the new birds for the year were waterfowl with ducks and geese making up the majority of the species. We spotted virtually all of the geese found in Indiana and almost all of the "dabbling" ducks, such as Pintail, Mallard, Gadwall etc. The interesting part of the day was the lack of "diving" ducks. We only found 1 grebe and 2 ring-necked ducks. A complete list of the birds can be found on my post on In-Bird Listserve.
Steve is an excellent guide and since he travels the roads around Cane Ridge on a weekly basis he knows all of the "hot spots' and what birds will be found there. I simply told him what birds I wanted to find and he took me to them. It always helps to have a good guide.
On another note, the federal government finally got their heads out of their collective a$$es and gave a waiver to the pilots of Operation Migration, so they could continue their trip south. I recognize that there must be rules but surely this was one of those ridiculous rules that simply needed to be changed. How can a person not need a license to fly and ultralite for fun but need one if you get paid from a non-profit organization trying to save a species from EXTINCTION!
Come On Man!
If you want to add to your lists Cane Ridge is the place to hit a HOME RUN!
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