We birded briefly along Lake Erie today, Nov. 16, and stopped to check out the Gordon Park boat basin at about 2 PM where we had very good looks at a winter plumaged Red-necked Grebe. The bird was resting on the water near the Dike 14 wall in company with Mallards and a male Lesser Scaup for size comparison. On our way home we cut through Lake View Cemetery and were happy to find a Merlin perched in the top of a tall tree in the vicinity of Wade Chapel and the ponds. For at least the past two winters Merlins have spent the entire season in Lake View; maybe this one will also hang around. Dick & Jean Hoffman Cleveland Heights, OH [log in to unmask] ______________________________________________________________________ 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]