I spent an enjoyable evening watching the waterfowl come in to the new wetlands along White Chapel Road, part of the Dawes Arboretum's land. In the time I was there - about 5:30 to a little after 7 pm - around 200 waterfowl came in. Most circled and circled before finally coming down. I set up my scope just off the road, got a group of birds in my binoculars, and watched the touch-down in the scope. Included were: Canada geese XX Wood duck X Mallards XX American black duck - 2 for sure, possible more Northern shoveler- 2 males (Licking Co. March bird # 63) Blue winged teal - 1 male Green winged teal XX (Licking Co. March bird #64) Bufflehead - pair There is so much tall grass that it is sometimes hard to get a good count. Watching the birds land gave me a better idea of the numbers, and was a spectacle that I had never had the opportunity to observe before. It also gave me a chance to observe birds in flight and sort out IDs, something I'm not yet good at doing. In the same area: Tree swallows - XX Red-winged blackbirds XX Common grackles XXX Killdeer XX Great blue heron - 1 Pileated woodpecker - flying over the wetlands - Cool! Also observed along Licking Trail Road: American tree sparrow XX Song sparrows XX What a great way to end a great day! Margaret Bowman Licking Co., OH ______________________________________________________________________ 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]