April 14 Windy, cold conditions Small CRP wetland northeast of Leipsic: 2 Great Blue Heron 1 Belted Kingfisher 4 Wilson Snipe 2 Killdeer 6 Northern Shoveler 7 Blue Winged Teal 7 Hooded Merganser 2 Mallard 6 Canada Goose 1 Bonaparte's Gull Ottawa Reservoir 1 Ruddy Duck 1 Common Loon ~40 Bonaparte's Gull ~30 Tree Swallow 4 Rough-winged Swallow 3 Barn Swallow 1 Bald Eagle (adult) The eagle is interesting as it is a good distance away from the known Putnam county nest near Rimer. Ryan Schroeder Columbus Grove --------------------------------- Ahhh...imagining that irresistible "new car" smell? Check outnew cars at Yahoo! Autos. ______________________________________________________________________ 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]