7 April, Portage Co Peck Rd, Shalersville: 24 Bonaparte's gulls, Savannah sparrow, ~150 rusty blackbirds Southeast HS, Palmyra Twp: six eastern meadowlarks 8 April, Portage Co Brady Lk: common goldeneyes, 61 ruddy ducks, common loon, Bonaparte's gulls Lk Hodgson: 41 ruddy ducks, common loon Mogadore Res: 146 ruddy ducks, 13 common loons, four great egrets, ~300 Am coots, ~150 Bonaparte's gulls, northern rough-winged swallows, hermit thrush, yellow-rumped warblers Sandy Lk: five ruddy ducks Wingfoot Lk: 125 ruddy ducks 9 April, Summit Co Nesmith Lk: 23 ruddy ducks Nimisila Res: ~120 red-breasted mergansers, 29 ruddy ducks, 60+ Bonaparte's gulls, yellow-rumped warblers Springield Lk: 25 ruddy ducks Summit Lk: 51 ruddy ducks, yellow-bellied sapsucker (new for seen-out-my-window/yard list) Turkeyfoot Lk: 12 common loons Peace, Gregory Bennett Akron OH The people walking in darkness have seen a great light; on those living in the land of darkness, a light has dawned. Isaiah 9:2 ______________________________________________________________________ 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]