Open Water:

I have been going to parts of the Cuyahoga River in NE Ohio to look for
waterfowl. I have found some mergansers and goldeneye. I was wondering if
anyone else found any open water in other locations. A lot of the Chagrin
River is frozen over. (I thought this might give people some more winter
birding spots to visit.)

From what I understand, the Lake Erie coastline is pretty much frozen over.
I heard on the news/weather that over 90% of the Great Lakes is frozen over
right now.

Snowy Owl:

I found this link on the ABA Blog.
I wondered where the snowy owls went. There were a lot of reports last
December. Not as many in January and February. Here is where one of them has
been:

http://www.projectsnowstorm.org/posts/snowies-ice/

General Birding Question:

Does anyone here wear white or white camo when they go out birding in the
winter? I was wondering if it made a difference. I am guessing that it does.
I have a dark green jacket. I think my movements are easily seen by birds,
especially the ones that are more sensitive to people like some of the
waterfowl I see on the river.


Ken

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