Howdy All, An early morning visit to the settling basin on McKelvey Ave (Forrest Park) produced the following waterfowl: Canada Goose 28 Gadwall 18 Mallard 6 Northern Shoveler 6 (1 male in breeding plumage (BP), 1 male changing to BP, 4 females) RIng-necked Duck 5 Hooded Merganser 2 (1 male, 1 female) American Coot 60 I was seeking the Northern Shovelers, and they were not visible at first, but swam out from the bank on the right (north) side of basin near the northwest corner. There was a thin skin of ice this morning, but with enough open water to keep these birds at thjis location. However, with the arrival of cold weather and if the ice cover increases and gets thicker, these birds may move from this location. Shoveler brings my January list for Ohio to 85. Jay ______________________________________________________________________ Ohio-birds mailing list, a service of the Ohio Ornithological Society. Our thanks to Miami University for hosting this mailing list. Additional discussions can be found in our forums, at www.ohiobirds.org/forum/. 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]