Miserable weather, but still able to wander to two waterspots within a 5 mile radius from home with my grandbaby in the car seat... Springfield Lake, Springfield Twp., off Rt. 224 in Akron (Saturday, 04/14/07) -- 30 black scoters -- 2 redbreasted mergansers -- 4 mallard pairs Mogadore Reservoir - Dike Road off of Sunnybrook - Summit County (Sunday, 04/15/07) -- 15 common loons -- 1 pair of nesting mute swans (female was on nest at the end of Dike Road) -- 1 Great Egret, 2 pairs Bufflehead (by the "dam" on Sunnybrook) -- 23 tree swallows (flying hovering over the water on Martin Road) -- 2 Great Blue Herons (Martin Road) Denise in Akron "Look at the birds..." Matthew 6:26 I look at the birds because I believe they will carry the messages of my heart upward to our Creator. I look at them because I believe in their existence, the way their songs begin and end each day–the invocations and the benedictions to God Himself. I look to the birds because they remind me of what I love rather than what I fear. And that God's eye is on the sparrow, and I know He watches me! ______________________________________________________________________ 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]