Activity continues to be very slow here in terms of waterfowl. A few Common Loons were the best, joined by small groups of Ruddy Ducks and Hooded Mergansers. Gulls were more numerous, with respectable numbers of Bonaparte's (~200), fewer Ring-bills (60-80), and an honored several Herrings. An adult Bald Eagle was calling briefly to a juvenile, possibly its own? My highlight was a delightful collection of songbirds gathered along one of the park roads near the beach area (close to where the Northern Shrike was last winter), including: Dark-eyed Junco (20+); White-crowned, White-throated, Tree, Song, and Field Sparrows; and miscellaneous Cardinals, Blue Jays, woodpeckers, and others. I used my car as a blind for 10-15 minutes enjoying the show! Eric Reiner Ashville, Ohio ______________________________________________________________________ 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]