When the weather was crummy my mom used to say "It's a good day for ducks!"
and today she would have been right.  The best concentrations were upstream
of the Auburn Road bridge and close to shore along Valley Road.  There were
even 85 Tundra Swans on the north end of the lake by the dam.



I was also fortunate to see three Horned Grebes that all look very
different.  Sibley points out  that March and April can be tough months to
I.D. Horned Grebes and these pictures demonstrate this point
http://www.flickr.com/photos/85567104@N05/



Also saw my FOS Tree Swallows at the Auburn Road bridge.  They were actively
working the edge of the ice and seemed to be quite happy.



Here are the ducks that I saw in case you are 'chasing' any of them:



Wood Duck

Pintail's

Gadwall

Ring-necked Ducks

Green-wing Teal

American Widgeon

Mallard's

Buffleheads

Redhead

Hooded Merganser

Lesser Scaup

Greater Scaup



Matt Valencic

Chagrin Falls, OH

Geauga County


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