This morning, about 10:00 AM, I observed an American White Pelican (probably the one seen yesterday by Michele Hendrick) flying east across Rt 269 at the Rt 2 exit near Bayview. It landed in the large pond northeast of that interchange. When I returned about 3:00, I had time to take a better look at the area. The pelican was still there resting near 4 or 5 mute swans, offering an interesting comparison. Also present were at least six Forster's Terns, a Boneparte's Gull, Mallard, Gadwall, Green-winged Teal, American Widgeon, Hooded Merganser, and Pintail. The main impoundment of Medusa Marsh held American Coot and Pied-billed Grebe. The channel just to the east of the impoundment had six Ruddy Ducks. I had just seen another small group of rudddies on the other side of Sandusky Bay, between Johnson's Island and Bay Point, and had seen a Northern Harrier there as well. Speaking of pelicans, here is a link to an English video of a captive white pelican (not sure of the species) catching (and later eating) a pigeon! _http://us.video.aol.com/video.index.adp?mode=2&pmmsid=1751356_ (http://us.video.aol.com/video.index.adp?mode=2&pmmsid=1751356) Sheryl Young Sandusky ______________________________________________________________________ Ohio-birds mailing list, a service of the Ohio Ornithological Society. Our thanks to Miami University for hosting this mailing list. You can join or leave the list, or change your options, at: http://listserv.muohio.edu/scripts/wa.exe?LIST=OHIO-BIRDS Send questions or comments about the list to: [log in to unmask]