Rocky Branch Area 12/13

[Quillback]

Fished out of Jeb's boat yesterday, we fished the Rocky Branch area, fishing was slow, we managed 8 black bass and one white. Threw just about everything at them, could not find that hot bait.

Anybody know what those small ducks or waterfowl that have white undersides and kind of a dark grey or black back are? Saw lots of those in the Rocky Branch area, curious as to what they are.

Quite a few eagles flying around, seems to be more every year.

[Stump bumper]

Were the ducks flying around staying right on the water? I saw those last week and the best I could tell they were some sort of pin tail but duck id charts did no get more detail then that and I am not sure how many ducks are classified as pin tails.

Fins and feathers we could use some input here.

[Guest]

Fished out of Jeb's boat yesterday, we fished the Rocky Branch area, fishing was slow, we managed 8 black bass and one white. Threw just about everything at them, could not find that hot bait.

Anybody know what those small ducks or waterfowl that have white undersides and kind of a dark grey or black back are? Saw lots of those in the Rocky Branch area, curious as to what they are.

Quite a few eagles flying around, seems to be more every year.

Im guessing a bufflehead or hooded merganser, but who knows

[Feathers and Fins]

Grebes, and lots of them. Several species present, Westerns are by Redcliff and Pied billed spread all around. http://www.avianweb.com/grebes.html

[Quillback]

I think we did see some grebes, but these other fowl might have been Buffleheads, I saw some today on lake Ann here in Bella Vista, and I think this is what I saw on Beaver, but they don't let you get close enough on Beaver to get a good look. Didn't know what a Bufflehead was until I looked them up today.

[Quillback]

Were the ducks flying around staying right on the water? I saw those last week and the best I could tell they were some sort of pin tail but duck id charts did no get more detail then that and I am not sure how many ducks are classified as pin tails.

Fins and feathers we could use some input here.

Yeah they flew right above the water, some of them so low that their feet were dragging.

[Feathers and Fins]

BUFFLEHEAD

GOLDENEYE

RINGNECK

BLUE BILL

These are whats most common as far as divers in Beaver Lake.

[Quillback]

Could've been those bluebills. I'll have to remember to bring the binocs next time I'm on the lake.