This PM there was little on Cowan but it was good to get out and see what there was. I had the following: 1 Bufflehead by the spillway 22 Ruddy Ducks - seen from Big Hill picnic area 1 Pied-billed Grebe - same place 200+ Ring-billed Gulls - over East end of lake and in water 1 Great Blue Heron - in reeds at East end Bob Thobaben has recently observed a Surf Scoter near the South Shore Marina but I could not locate it. Peace and Happy Holiday Season Larry Gara - Wilmington ______________________________________________________________________ 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]