Birds but no Action

Reports from all over the eastern most part of Nebraska says that large concentrations of birds are all over the place. Migration activity must be happening outside of our watch. All of the sudden there are thousands of birds. Desoto Bend and the surrounding/connecting Missouri River system is packed right now with Ducks and Can's. If you call over there and get a bird count it will be disappointing, but I'm here to tell you there are far more birds around than the one's being counted. We've been tracking birds all week and if you have the time there is plenty of action to be had. For us we haven't had the shooting we would like. Tuesday reports showed success at the Legends Ditch as well as the South Ditch. Old faithful, Professor Binelli, spent all day Tuesday at the South Ditch (snow and ice pic above). I believe they walked away with 3 Mallards and 1 Can. Also, on Tuesday, a new name to the blog, Little Bud was over by Valley and observed thousands of ducks coming off the Platte and feeding into a field just over the HWY. The ducks were wanting in this field so bad that they were landing on the gravel road and walking in. Can you imagine that? By the way, we have permission for that field, but haven't had the time to run over and see if they are still there. Today we spent about 6 hours at the South Ditch, saw very few birds and fired no shots. Weather reports for Sunday look to be very promising for us waterfowlers. Hopefully I can get a chance to cycle my gun. I haven't fired a shot since November 30th. Can you say frustration? That's it for now. Check back for the latest and greatest and thanks for all the hits.