I went to Sims Park in Euclid this morning from 12:15 to 12:35pm and then again from 3:15 to 4:20pm.  I then stopped at Euclid City Park (Euclid Community Center) north of Babbitt.  The lake was so smooth and the weather so nice there wasn't a lot of variety.  Saw the following:

Surf Scoter 1
White-winged Scoter 1
(couldn't find any Black Scoters)
Ruddy Ducks 4 (afternoon)
Lesser Scaup 7
Common Goldeneye ~ 25
Bufflehead ~ 5
Red-breasted Mergansers - large groups flying

When I went to the Euclid Community Center I was able to see the two scoters better.  I watched them for over 15 mins.  The White-winged Scoter did not show its white on the wing except from the rear and when it came out of the water flapping its wings.  When I observed it in the morning from Sims Park is showed the white all the time.  It had a larger white spot in the ear area.  Its bill was darker.  The Surf Scoter had an oranger bill with less obvious white spots on the side of the head.

I also stopped at Villa Angela/Wildwood Areas of Cleveland Lakefront State Park in the afternoon.  The marina had 20 Bufflehead, 1 Lesser Scaup, 1 Pied-billed Grebe, 1 American Coot.  Then I ran into Mark Anderson and walked with him around Villa Angela.  When we were closer to the Euclid Beach area he spotted 1 TURKEY VULTURE and then a Red-tailed Hawk.

Nancy Anderson
Richmond Hts, OH
http://www.flickr.com/photos/nancy_a/

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