Along with thousands of gulls and a good many ducks, The E. 72nd marina was also teeming with birders this afternoon. I had all the same species Suzanne Wagner reported, except for the Glaucous Gull -- he must have been there before I showed up. I was able to spot the Iceland Gull with some help from a couple of the more experienced birders on hand, so, my thanks to those guys for a lifer! Ducks appearing included: Canvasback Redhead Greater and Lesser Scaup Ring-Necked Duck Common Goldeneye Bufflehead Red-Breasted Merganser Also present were four Mute Swans, hanging out on the ice at the far eastern end of the open water. And, as Suzanne reported, there were indeed two coyotes, presumably residents of nearby Dike 14, out on the ice. Another birder on the scene (Henry, I think was his name) said he spotted one of the pair there the other day, hunting gulls out near the breakwall. Pretty gutsy canines! The Coast Guard icebreaker did a nice job of scaring them up, adding another highlight to a lovely afternoon of frigid birding. Cheers, Leslie Basalla Cleveland _________________________________________________________________ Don’t miss your chance to WIN 10 hours of private jet travel from Microsoft® Office Live http://clk.atdmt.com/MRT/go/mcrssaub0540002499mrt/direct/01/ ______________________________________________________________________ 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]