We stopped briefly at the Smithville Lagoons (just east of Village of Smithville on Reg. Road 614) after hawk-watching at Beamer most of the day (Sandhill Crane was the highlight; a few hundred raptors, most high and distant; Purple Martins, Fox Sparrows, R-c Kinglets). There were quite a few ducks at the lagoons. Rough numbers follow: Pied-billed Grebe 1 N. Shoveler 6 Green-winged Teal 6 Blue-winged Teal 1 Redhead 7 Ring-necked Duck 40 Greater (?) Scaup 1 Lesser Scaup 8 Bufflehead 8 Ruddy Duck 1 Also, one Rough-winged Swallow.
Good birding! Willie -------------- Willie D'Anna Betsy Potter Niagara Falls, N.Y. [EMAIL PROTECTED]
