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We are in the process of moving to a new home. The previous owners put an
owl box in the tree. It is  presently being habited by a screech owl. How
can I keep it around? It sits in the opening all day and is quite  an
enjoyment to watch.
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> There are 19 messages totalling 792 lines in this issue.
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> Topics of the day:
>
>  1. Tundra Swans
>  2. Alum-Hoover Reservoirs,11-19-06
>  3. R-T loon on Lake Logan 18-19 Nov
>  4. Red-throated loon at Caesar Creek SP
>  5. Mosquito Lake, Long-tailed Ducks, Red-necked Grebe, Sunday, 11/19/06
>  6. Saturday lakefront highlights
>  7. Westerville & Hoover Reservoirs-11.19.06
>  8. Hoover Red-throated Loon 11-19-06
>  9. cattle egret, loons
> 10. Cowan burds
> 11. Akron/Portage Lakes 11/20
> 12. Migrants (Trumbull Co.) 11/20
> 13. Hoover Nature Preserve (Delaware County)
> 14. Carey Christmas bird count
> 15. Northeast OH Ross' goose
> 16. Hoover Reservoir--11/20/06
> 17. Hoover Reservoir Audubon Christmas Bird Count December 16, 2006
> 18. Caesar's Creek
> 19. Hoover Resevoir
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> Date:    Mon, 20 Nov 2006 00:51:50 -0500
> From:    Jim McCormac <[log in to unmask]>
> Subject: Tundra Swans
>
> Hi all,
>
>
>
> I was up in the western Lake Erie marsh region today, and saw a nice
> movement of Tundra Swans. The first flock of ten was seen flying along the
> causeway road that goes back through Magee Marsh, then a short time later
> I
> saw another in-flight group of about 15 along State Route 19 just south of
> Route 2. Along 19 a few miles north of Oak Harbor was a tremendous flock
> feeding and roosting in some corn stubble fields. There were about
> 250-300,
> and they stand out a long ways off.
>
>
>
> Tom Kemp led a field trip early this morning on behalf of the Toledo
> Naturalists' Association, and we found some good birds in the vicinity of
> Maumee Bay. There were two Greater White-fronted Geese in with a big pack
> of
> Canada Geese on the lawn at the state park. We also had two Common Loons
> near here, and in the vicinity located two Long-eared Owls. Four tough
> Great
> Egrets were still sticking it out near the Bayshore Power Plant, as were
> five Black-crowned Night-Herons.
>
>
>
> Jim McCormac
>
> Columbus, Ohio
>
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> Date:    Mon, 20 Nov 2006 07:38:17 -0500
> From:    Rob Thorn <[log in to unmask]>
> Subject: Alum-Hoover Reservoirs,11-19-06
>
> The Columbus Audubon Duck Drop-in trip turned into a duck drop-off tally,
> as low numbers of waterfowl greeted the field trip to these two
> reservoirs.  The high numbers of loons and grebes and flocks of waterfowl
> of the prior weeks gave way to fewer birds, although there were still some
> good finds.  Highlights included:
>
> Dabblers - mostly absent or hidden, with very few small flocks anywhere on
> the 2 lakes.  25 Shovelers at Oxbow Island was noteworthy.
> Divers - a flock of scaup at Alum, along with 2 small groups of Bufflehead
> (1 at Alum the other in central Hoover)
> Mergansers - modest numbers of Hoodeds (30-40) around Oxbow Island at
> Hoover, along with 5 Red-breasteds off Walnut St.Ramp
> Loons - all Common, but not numerous: 4 at Alum, 10 at Hoover, with no
> site having more than 3
> Grebes - Pied-billed at several locations on both lakes; 8-10 Horned on
> Hoover, no Eared off the Boardwalk at Hoover Area N
> Gulls - small flocks of Bonaparte's Gulls at most stops, including 100-140
> off Oxbow Island; Ring-bills were much less common
> Raptors - adult Bald Eagles north of Cheshire causeway at Alum and off
> Oxbow Island at Hoover, while 2 juveniles were soaring over the County
> Line Bridge at Hoover.
> Bluebirds - small high-flying flocks at several stops, indicating that
> they're probably still moving through.
>
> The wild berry crop seemed extraordinary in the lower reaches of each
> reservoir.  The honeysuckle berries in some areas of Hoover, like the dam,
> were so thick as to seem like a scarlet haze around the bushes from a
> distance.  Despite this, Robins and other fruit-eaters were scarce here.
> Most of them seem to be flocking in more urban suburbs of Columbus,
> feasing on the strong Bradford Pear crop there.
>
> Rob Thorn
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> Date:    Mon, 20 Nov 2006 08:15:08 -0500
> From:    Bill Whan <[log in to unmask]>
> Subject: R-T loon on Lake Logan 18-19 Nov
>
>        John Watts discovered a red-throated loon on Lake Logan in Hocking
> Co
> mid-day Sat, and he and I observed it there later. Yesterday, it and
> possibly another (conditions too poor for definite ID) were present.
> Small as it is in the big picture, the number of this species seen this
> fall, especially inland, is unusual. Reports of common loons in Ohio
> always have outnumbered those of red-throateds by better than 100 to
> one. This was the first record for Hocking Co; Peterjohn (2001) notes
> "there are very few rcords from unglaciated Ohio."
>        A report on the Indiana list supplies reason to speculate, if
> you're in
> the mood. At Lake Lemon yesterday, 5500 common loons were estimated,
> accompanied by four red-throateds and a Pacific.
> Bill Whan
> Columbus
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> Date:    Mon, 20 Nov 2006 08:31:00 -0500
> From:    Bill Heck <[log in to unmask]>
> Subject: Red-throated loon at Caesar Creek SP
>
> The red-throated loon seen earlier on the Caesar Creek lake was seen
> again yesterday about 11:30 am.  Mary and I found it near the same
> location as previously reported, off the Furnas boat ramp.  This time
> the loon was well out in the lake almost straight off the ramp.
>
> While we were watching the r-t loon, a common loon was polite enough to
> land a few hundred feet from it, providing a nice comparison.
>
> Other than the loons, Caesar Creek was remarkably un-birdy, with only a
> single coot visible from the boat ramp.  No birds at all were on the
> lake near the nature center, giving us a total of zero gulls for the
> day.   A few Carolina chickadees, titmice, and blue jays were the only
> other avian representatives in the area.
>
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> Date:    Mon, 20 Nov 2006 08:54:33 -0500
> From:    Jay Lehman <[log in to unmask]>
> Subject: Mosquito Lake, Long-tailed Ducks, Red-necked Grebe, Sunday,
> 11/19/06
>
> Ohio Birders,
> I have never been to Mosquito Lake, but heard a lot about it here on Ohio
> Birds.  So, in spite of dire warnings of possible snow for Sunday night, I
> drove up there to see if I could find the 8 Long-tailed Ducks (LTDU)
> reported by others.  Having never been there before, I started at the east
> side of the causeway at the boat ramp just before the causeway starts.  I
> came in from the east side, because I used I76 - I80 and Rt 15 as my route
> to get there.  I was attracted by a large flock of apparent waterfowl out
> on the lake, but they were decoys!  surrounding a partially submerged
> hunter!   While scanning further I found a Red-necked Grebe, at first
> rather close toward the south of the boat ramp parking lot relatively
> close to the shore.  Eventually, it moved further out into the lake.  I
> took one digiscoped photo.  There were also about 5 Common Loons.  Then I
> crossed the causeway and parked in the causeway parking area on the south
> side of Rt 88 toward the west side of the lake.  The LTDU's were right out
> in front of me and were not very cooperative at first as they were diving
> frequently.  It seemed that every time I looked though my scope at them,
> they dove.  Maybe they didn't like the "big eye" looking at them.
> Eventually they became more cooperative.  There was one apparent drake,
> still with a long tail, and in winter plumage (the white one), as breeding
> plumage for LTDU is quite dark and mostly black.  The other 7 appear to be
> young/juvenile birds, but I'll need to look closely at my photos.  I have
> photos from outside of Nome Alaska last year (2005) in the dark breeding
> plumage.  As I worked my way south along the east side of Mosquito Lake, I
> kept my eyes to the skies, anticipating snow.  East of Cortland, at a park
> beach I had 2 young Bald Eagles fly over.  There was a very large flock of
> 500-1000 Bonaparte's Gulls on the water by the dam.  They were resting and
> flying across the road to feed in the spillway area.  I looked them over
> but didn't find anything unusual.  A few Bufflehead on the lake.  4 south
> of the causeway (3 m, 1 f./im.) and abut 10 at the south end of the lake
> on the west side in the water off of the state park.  About 5 Ruddy Ducks
> mixed in with a large flock of Mallards, obviously staying south away from
> the hunters!  Smart ducks!  I didn't escape snow entirely, as I drove
> through about three heavy snow squalls in the Akron and Mansfield areas.
> Jay
>
> Jay G. Lehman
> Cincinnati, OH
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> Date:    Mon, 20 Nov 2006 09:22:42 -0500
> From:    Andy Sewell <[log in to unmask]>
> Subject: Saturday lakefront highlights
>
> Having struck out on any out of the ordinary birds on November 11's
> Columbus
> Audubon Avid Birders trip, several of us went up this last Saturday to
> take
> advantage of better weather (for birders anyway). We started at Perry Park
> about 8:30am and ended at Edgewater Park about 3:30 pm, hitting most of
> the
> stops in between.
>
>
>
> At Perry Park, we didn't see anything rare, but there was a good movement
> of
> birds heading west, especially Red-Breasted Mergansers. I would broadly
> estimate that we saw at least 15,000 mergansers, and I'm probably on the
> low
> side by quite a bit. There were numerous Ring-Billed, Herring, and
> Bonaparte's Gulls on the move as well, with many Bonaparte's Gulls simply
> sitting out on the water, along with numerous Horned Grebes. Common Loons
> lived up to their name, as at least 15-20 different birds flew by or were
> present. We also had Bufflehead and Hooded Mergansers, as well as a lone
> Mallard.
>
>
>
> The next stop was Fairport Harbor, which was fairly quiet, with a few
> coots,
> some rafts of scaup, and the usual gulls. A lone Canada Goose was floating
> around, an obvious casualty of a hunter who cannot claim to be a dead-eye
> with a gun. As there wasn't much going on, we skipped over to Headlands
> and
> made our way out towards the lighthouse, where two of our group had gone
> on
> ahead while we were at the harbor. As we looked to see where they had set
> up, a Jaegar flew by the lighthouse, a dark bird with white flashes only
> in
> the wingtips. This was all the motivation we needed to scramble across the
> breakwall all the way to the end, where we observed the bird sitting on
> the
> water for a few minutes, before it got up and flew off. Before it
> disappeared, those of us who got good looks noted that the bird had a
> slender appearance, with wings that seemed narrow from the base of the
> wing
> through the tip. Again, white was only present in the wing tips. After
> much
> discussion and consultation of field guides, we settled upon an
> identification of Parasitic Jaeger, based on the slender, not stocky,
> appearance of the bird and the narrow appearance of the base of the wings
> where they meet the body of the bird. We thought that a Pomarine Jaeger
> should have appeared more broad in the chest and the wings, and that was
> definitely not the impression this bird gave off.  Brad Sparks said his
> initial impression upon first sighting the bird from the start of the
> breakwall was that it was a falcon, whereas a Pomarine Jaeger should have
> bore more resemblance to a gull.
>
>
>
> After the Jaeger excitement, we headed to Eastlake Power Plant, where we
> had
> excellent looks at a Peregrine Falcon, but there was surprisingly little
> activity close in to the plant, aside from the usual gulls. We then made a
> stop at Sims Park, and had great views of White-Winged, Black, and Surf
> Scoters, along with a Red-Throated Loon (thanks to the Amish birders there
> who found the bird). Next was an attempt to find the Red-Necked Grebe with
> no luck, and we ended the day at Edgewater Park with nice views of the
> Brant.
>
>
>
> All in all, a great day at the lake, considering we didn't have to turn
> into
> human icicles to enjoy birding!
>
>
>
> Andy Sewell
>
> Columbus, Ohio
>
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>
> Date:    Mon, 20 Nov 2006 11:15:25 -0500
> From:    Bill Zimmerman <[log in to unmask]>
> Subject: Westerville & Hoover Reservoirs-11.19.06
>
> Things seemed pretty quiet at most spots.
>
> Westerville Reservoir:
> 11 Wood Ducks
> 8 Bufflehead
> 60+ Ruddy Ducks
> 1 Scaup sp. - female
> 1 Pied-billed Grebe
> 1 Great Blue Heron
>
> Mudhen Marsh - bridge
> 40+ Canada Geese
> 8+ Mallards
> 8 Hooded Mergansers (one very striking male)
> 20+ American Coots
> 3 Great Blue Herons
> 1 Northern Flicker
> 1 Northern Mockingbird
> 1 American Tree Sparrow
>
> Hoover Reservoir - Sunbury Bridge Island
> 1 adult Bald Eagle flying to tree perch
> 50+ Canada Geese
> 10+ Mallards
>
> Hoover Res. - Area M Boardwalk
> 10+ Mallards
> 1 Horned Grebe
> 1 Pied-billed Grebe
> 1 Red-tailed Hawk (heard only)
> 1 Northern Harrier (high overhead and gliding south)
> 5 Bonaparte's Gulls
> 1 Belted Kingfisher
>
> Hoover Res. - Area I
> 8 Canada Geese
> 2 Bufflehead
> 1 Pied-billed Grebe
> 1 Cooper's Hawk
> 1 Red-tailed Hawk
> 1 Bald Eagle (juvenile soaring on thermal with Red-tail)
> 1 Belted Kingfisher
> 10+ Carolina Chickadees
> 4 Tufted Titmice
> 1 Carolina Wren
> 1 Golden-crowned Kinglet (wonderfully close!)
> 10+ Cedar Waxwings
> 20+ American Robins
> 6+ Northern Cardinals
>
> Hoover Res. - Maxtown Rd. boat launch
> 10 Bufflehead
> 2 juv. Bald Eagles (flew from near to opposite shore)
> 1 Herring Gull
> 10+ Bonaparte's Gulls
> 10 Blue Jays
>
> Bill Zimmerman
> Cincinnati
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> Date:    Mon, 20 Nov 2006 12:13:38 -0500
> From:    Bill Whan <[log in to unmask]>
> Subject: Hoover Red-throated Loon 11-19-06
>
> Posting this on behalf of Joe Hammond:
>
> The previously reported red-throated loon at Hoover Reservoir (Delaware
> Co.) was seen during the afternoon of 11-19-06 by Joe & Jill Hammond. It
> was well north and east of the Oxbow Road boat ramp and was not hanging
> out with any of the 25 or so common loons on the reservoir.
>
> A walk along the boardwalk from Galena failed to produce the eared
> grebe, but did provide nice close-up looks at hooded mergansers and a
> horned grebe.
> --Joe Hammond
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> Date:    Mon, 20 Nov 2006 12:22:01 -0500
> From:    raymond hannikman <[log in to unmask]>
> Subject: cattle egret, loons
>
> jerry talkington refound the cattle egret along tamarac road in willoughby
> about mid-morning today.  he searched for the ross's goose at u.s grant
> elementary school but did not find the bird.  squally weather at headlands
> beach state park made for a good waterfowl day with 14 species of ducks.
> noteworthy were 27 white-winged scoters, 60+ common goldeneyes, and 4
> black scoters.  3 flocks of tundra swans( about 85 birds in all) were
> noted.  most impressive, though, was a massive movement of common loons.
> the morning's count was 778 common loons, my second highest headlands
> count ever, with over 400 birds from about 9:00 am to 9:30 am after the
> passage of a particularly squally bit of weather.
>
>
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> Date:    Mon, 20 Nov 2006 15:11:42 -0500
> From:    Larry Gara <[log in to unmask]>
> Subject: Cowan burds
>
> After a long dry period Cowan Lake is again starting to attract the =
> migrants which go through this part of Ohio. This morning there was a =
> nice variety of waterfowl even without any rarity. Most were seen from =
> the beach.
>
> c. 100 Ring-billed Gulls
> Pied-billed Grebe
> Hooded Mergansers (always neat to watch)
> 1 Redhead
> Bufflehead
> Lesser Scaup
> Gadwall
> Mallard
> Red-shouldered Hawk (H)
> Killdeer
>
> I also checked the lake at Melvin Gravel Pit and found nada. However, =
> one of the workers told me there had biien many ducks there earlier in =
> the day so it is worth checking.
>
> Fall Weather Cheers,  Larry Gara
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> Date:    Mon, 20 Nov 2006 15:21:40 -0500
> From:    Gregory Bennett <[log in to unmask]>
> Subject: Akron/Portage Lakes 11/20
>
> Monday, 20 November 2006
> North Reservoir:  three common goldeneyes, six Bonaparte's gulls
> Springfield Lake:  ~160 tundra swans
> Summit Lake:  24 tundra swans
> Peace,
> Gregory Bennett
> Akron OH
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> Date:    Mon, 20 Nov 2006 13:30:11 -0800
> From:    Ethan Kistler <[log in to unmask]>
> Subject: Migrants (Trumbull Co.) 11/20
>
> Hi all,
>
>  Sat out in my yard in the freezing cold today to watch if anything would
> be migrating over. Here's what I had from 3:05pm - 3:35pm including the
> direction they were heading:
>
>  Common Loon - 1 (North)
>  SANDHILL CRANE - 1 (South)
>  Ring-billed Gull - 1 (South)
>  Gull Sp. - 1 (South)
>  Common Grackle - 3 (West) one missing a few secondaries.
>
>  Ethan Kistler
>  Newton Falls, Ohio
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> Date:    Mon, 20 Nov 2006 16:46:21 EST
> From:    [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Hoover Nature Preserve (Delaware County)
>
> After a morning of volunteer work I managed to shake free in the afternoon
> and check the north end of Hoover Reservoir. Linda joined me with hopes of
> finding the Red-throated Loon. It is now on her "list" along with the
> Eastern
> Screech Owl on Old Sunbury Road. This is not the nice list, but rather the
> lump
> of coal for Christmas list, as both birds keep eluding her. Our luck
> wasn't
> all  bad though as we managed to locate the Eared Grebe at Area M.
>
> At Oxbow Road we located two nice sized rafts of Northern Shovelers, the
> first with 53 individuals and the second with 62. Both were in fairly
> close to
> the island and easy to view. Further off the east side there was a raft of
> 70
> Bufflehead and a raft of over 200 Lesser Scaup, plus a few scattered
> Hooded
> Mergansers. Where we had high numbers of Common Loons when I visited
> Saturday
> there was a lone Common Loon there today. Add 1 Belted Kingfisher and some
> Canada Geese and that was it at Oxbow Road.
>
> Area I had 39 Hooded Mergansers, 5 Pied-billed Grebes, and a few Mallards
> and Canada Geese.
>
> Area M was highlighted by the Eared Grebe. In addition there were several
> Pied-billed and Horned Grebes. Off the east end of the boardwalk toward
> Area N
> we located a nice raft of Hooded Mergansers, some American Black Ducks and
> Lesser Scaup. Scanning the shore I managed to locate 2 Bald Eagles perched
> in a
> cottonwood tree.
>
> The number of waterfowl seems to be fluctuating almost daily with one  day
> having high numbers and the next practically none in comparison. From now
> through spring Hoover Reservoir will constantly hold the opportunity to
> find the
> unusual if one looks often enough.
>
> Charlie Bombaci
> Hoover Nature Preserve
> Delorme 58 C (2) & (3)
>
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> Date:    Mon, 20 Nov 2006 17:33:09 -0500
> From:    RICHARD COUNTS <[log in to unmask]>
> Subject: Carey Christmas bird count
>
>  This years Carey, Ohio Christmas bird count this year will be on =
> Monday January 1, 2007. Interested participants should contact Rick =
> Counts at (419) 209-0145 or by e-mail at [log in to unmask]
>
> Rick Counts
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> Date:    Mon, 20 Nov 2006 18:37:20 -0500
> From:    =?windows-1252?Q?Joe_Sedransk?= <[log in to unmask]>
> Subject: Northeast OH Ross' goose
>
> Having failed to find the Ross' goose during its sojourn in Fairport
> Harbor, I went to the US Grant elementary school late Monday morning.
> It was recess time and the flock of geese was not present. Looking for
> suitable habitat for a flock of geese was easy; there is a golf course
> adjacent to Lost Nation airport. I quickly found the flock which included=
> a
> Ross' goose. My use of a scope during a snow squall attracted some
> attention, and I learned from several workers that this "white goose"
> had been present for at least a week.
> I successfully relocated the cattle egret and then spent an hour
> trying to find a little gull at Eastlake but was unsuccessful.
> There were very many red breasted mergansers and Bonaparte gulls
> but nothing else notable.
>
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> Date:    Mon, 20 Nov 2006 19:38:50 -0500
> From:    "TUCKER, Casey" <[log in to unmask]>
> Subject: Hoover Reservoir--11/20/06
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> ------------------------------
>
> Date:    Mon, 20 Nov 2006 20:29:55 EST
> From:    [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Hoover Reservoir Audubon Christmas Bird Count December 16, 2006
>
> As we enter the stage for final preparations for the 2006 Audubon
> Christmas
> Bird Counts I would like to remind those interested in participating in a
> CBC
> to  check _www.audubon.org/bird/cbc_ (http://www.audubon.org/bird/cbc)  or
> the Ohio Ornithological Society Web Site for a CBC circle near you. There
> were
> 59 CBC circles in Ohio in 2005, thus there is likely to be one close to
> you.
> As  compilers we always welcome individuals to join us and help make the
> counts
> a  success.
>
> For those in Central Ohio I invite you to join us for the Hoover Reservoir
> Count (Southern Delaware/ Northern Franklin Counties) on Saturday,
> December 16,
> 2006. To get more information, I can be contacted at 614-891-5706 or
> [log in to unmask] (mailto:[log in to unmask]) .
>
> This will be the 51st Annual Christmas Bird Count for the Hoover Reservoir
> Circle. Several areas of special note within the circle include Hoover
> Reservoir, Alum Creek Reservoir, Westerville Reservoir, the Olentangy
> River,
> Inniswood Metro Park, Sharon Woods Metro Park, Highbanks Metro Park and
> Camp  Mary
> Orton.
>
> The main assembly point for the circle is the parking lot at the Hoover
> Reservoir dam on Sunbury Road, north of SR 161. We will gather at 8:00 AM
> at the
> parking lot to break into area teams.
>
> This year Suzan Jervey, Naturalist at Highbanks Metro Park and Allison
> Shaw,
> Naturalist at Sharon Woods Metro Park have scheduled public programs at
> their respective Metro Parks to do the Christmas Bird Count. I also have a
> team
> that will cover Camp Mary Orton in the Worthington area. For the latter I
> can
> be  contacted for more details.
>
> All are always warmly welcome and appreciated.
>
> Charlie Bombaci, Coordinator
> Hoover Reservoir Christmas Bird Count
>
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> Date:    Mon, 20 Nov 2006 23:19:46 EST
> From:    [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Caesar's Creek
>
> We made a brief run through Caesar's Creek seeing Lesser Scaups,
> Buffleheads, Redheads, Ring-necked Ducks, Red-breasted Mergansers, one
> Common  Loon, 3
> Horned Grebes, 4  Canvasbacks, and one Surf Scoter. We also had a  nice
> view of
> a Red-shouldered Hawk.
> Lou Gardella
> Lori Brumbaugh
>
>
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> Date:    Mon, 20 Nov 2006 23:20:39 EST
> From:    [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Hoover Resevoir
>
> We made a quick stop at Hoover Reservoir on the way to northern Ohio. In
> addition to what others saw, we had a Surf Scoter.
> Lou Gardella
> Lori Brumbaugh
>
>
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