Today, 22 Jan, local lakes are beginning to ice over in earnest; here are some highlights from the southward push. Did some atlassing Sunday on page 63 areas during the wintry weather. Had a nice look at an adult sharp-shinned hawk which was cool for me. 19 JAN Nimisila Reservoir, 51A6, Summit Co: gadwall (4), American black duck (20+), mallard (~150), pied-billed grebe (6), American coot (~50) 20 JAN Lake Milton, 42C&D4, Mahoning Co: Am black duck (9), canvasback, redhead (2), ring-necked duck, common goldeneye (~70), Bonaparte's gull (8), herring gull (20+) Mogadore Reservoir, 41D7/42D1, Portage Co: gadwall (11), hooded merganser (7), pied-billed grebe (2), herring gull (11) Pymatuning Reservoir, 33C&D7, Ashtabula Co: Am black duck (20+), bufflehead (2), common goldeneye (~40), hooded merganser (20+), common merganser (10+) Springfield Lake, 41D7, Summit Co: northern shoveler (13), canvasback, lesser scaup (2), common goldeneye (3), hooded merganser (5), pied-billed grebe (9), Am coot (13) 21 JAN Jefferson Lake SP, 63A5(?), Jefferson Co: turkey vulture (2), belted kingfisher, pileated woodpecker, swamp sparrow (2) 22 JAN Long Lake, 41D6, Summit Co: ring-necked duck (27), hooded merganser (20+) Summit Lake, 41D6, Akron: northern shoveler (30+), canvasback, bufflehead (3), hooded merganser (20+), ruddy duck (20+) Peace, Gregory Bennett Akron OH "Look at the birds of the air ..." Matthew 6:26 ______________________________________________________________________ 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]