Greetings all good birders. My wife and I did a very cursory examination of the Haul Rd. Quarries just east of the Olentangy River and south of Greenlawn Cemetary in Columbus this morning (time constraints and rain prevented a more satisfying visit). The usual subjects were present (i.e. a few Mallard) including 8 or so REDHEAD. Mixed in with this tight group on the far side of the west pond were a few GADWALL, SCAUP sp. (head shape indicated Greater, but I wasn't confident enough to call it at that distance), and HOODED MERGANSER (there were 5-6 others on the east pond). Of most interest was what appearred to be a Gadwall with some Mallard heritage to the best of my guesses. The bird appeared to have all the markings of a Gadwall save for a white ring around the front side of the throat. It also appeared to be a bit larger than the other Gadwall it associated with (though the bird was at a bit of a distance). I didn't do a very good examination of the gull flock on the east pond other than to label the group as a whole (Ring-billed). There surely could've been other gull species present. Other notables: a few Pied-billed Grebe on the west pond and a male Belted Kingfisher on the east. Thanks to Rob Thorn for directions! Good birding to all. Mike Yough Columbus ______________________________________________________________________ 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]