9:30-10:30 NW wind 1 foot surf sunny. Birds observed: red breasted merganser- in pairs on West side of pier. Approx 30 birds in and out of the area moving W-E horned grebe- one pair in breeding plumage with gold horns. Much nicer looking than my March 24 viewing. Bonaparte's gull- 5-10 in plumage around pier double crested cormorant-groups of 5-20 passing W-E good sightings to all. Sam Walker North Olmsted ______________________________________________________________________ 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]