Today I hit 7 lakes in the 4 counties mentioned in the title line above.  From east to west they were King's L., L. Milton, Berlin L/WA, Walborn Res., Mogadore Res., Springfield L., and Summit L.  Highlights were 35 tundra swans (L. Milton), RED-NECKED GREBES at Milton and Summit L., red-headed woodpecker and 2 white-crowned sparrows in Coitsville Twp., and 4 tree swallows at Milton.  Waterbird counts: Canada geese & mallards--plenty of each, 1 mute swan, 2 wood ducks, 20 gadwalls, 7 Am. wigeon, 2 n. shovelers, 34 redheads, 352 ring-necked ducks, 334 lesser scaup, 58 buffleheads, 6 c. goldeneyes, 21 hooded mergansers, 81 red-breasted mergansers, 56 ruddy ducks, 1 pied-billed grebe, 15 horned grebes, and 17 Am. coots.  Zero totals for Am. black duck, n. pintail, canvasback, and common merganser are an indication that for the earliest moving migrants, the peak passage may already be over.  There are many, many flooded fields around, so maybe that's
 where most of the dabbling ducks were today.  Despite much searching, couldn't find any early shorebirds other than a few killdeers.  Herring gulls still fairly numerous, ring-billeds less so.  It was nice to see a total of 5 Am. kestrels today.  Later, Craig




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