The ice has been moving in and out here on the island. The Christmas Bird Count on December 17 herre on South Bass featured 52 species including 123 Tundra Swans, 2 Long Tailed Ducks along with fifteen other species of waterfowl, Snow Buntings, a Purple Sandpiper on East Point, a Northern Harrier over the ducks, and a Hermit Thrush in the snow. Some ice moved in the next day (18th) reducing the number of Tundra Swans. Warm weather opened things up again later that week. Today (12/26) when I returned to the island on the ferry (through some ice,) the only totally open patches around the island were at the East Point turnaround where the following waterfowl were seen: 2 Tundra Swans x Double-crested Cormorants xxx Bufflehead xx Common Goldeneyes xxx Scaup x Redhead Every day is a surprise with the ice moving in and out! Lisa Brohl ______________________________________________________________________ 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]