Cruising across/around Grand Lake St Marys today while checking duck blinds, we observed the following: CAGO (MANY, MANY !!! Hunters should be pleased) Mallards - again a goodly number OSPREY 2 Still hanging around Bald Eagle 2 adult & 5-6 immature Tree Swallows cruising across the waves Bluewing Teal Greenwing Teal WHITE PELICAN 1 (Hey Buddy, what are you doin here?) Great Egrets 6 Great Blue Herons XXX Meadow larks Redtail Hawk Coot 6 Double Crested Cormorants (More than Mallards!!) Monarchs (Oh, sorry, that's another "list") Killdeer XXXXX Willet Semi-P Sandpipers And a LARGE Hornets nest!! Just a reminder to Birders, the waterfowl hunting season is about to begin - please be careful when out and about. Happy Birding, Jill Bowers Auglaize County ______________________________________________________________________ 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]