Hi folks - Birded East 72nd on the Cleveland lakefront this morning. Dave LeGallee, Hugh Rose and Judy Kolo-Rose, Phil Chaon, and a few others braved the cold to pick out some pretty neat birds from a much lesser number of birds than were present yesterday in the hotwaters. Canvasback, Redhead, scaup, Bufflehead, Common Goldeneye, and a Gadwall were all in close. Gulls were pretty good, with 8 species. Time: 11:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. Larid report: Iceland Gull: One individal; a very awesome looking 3rd winter bird in the hotwaters area stuck around for at least 10-15 minutes. Can't wait to see Hugh's photos. Thayer's Gull: 2 total; A very nice adult bird allowed good study for Phil and I, first found in flight; a 2nd year bird was not as easily found but spent time in the hotwaters for a decent study. Glaucous Gull: 1 individual reported by an observer who said "there was one reported earlier this morning" Lesser Black-backed Gull: 9 total individuals; 1 adult, 1 3rd year, 2 2nd year, and 2 1st year birds all in close in the hotwaters! At one point, the two 2nd year birds were swimming side-by-side for good study. A quick stop at East 55th turned up 2 adults and 1 2nd year bird huddled down in the large gull flock on the ice pack. Great Black-backed Gull: larger number of birds far out on the ice pack; at least 15 adults in close. Herring Gull: very abundant Ring-billed Gull: abundant Bonaparte's Gull: 3 or 4 Good birding, Jen Jen Brumfield [log in to unmask] Akron, OH _________________________________________________________________ Turn searches into helpful donations. Make your search count. http://click4thecause.live.com/search/charity/default.aspx?source=hmemtagline_donation&FORM=WLMTAG ______________________________________________________________________ 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]