Did some car birding today at Medusa Marsh and East Harbor State Park area. Ice is finally melting. Scope was necessary for some IDs, but many birds were easily viewable with binoculars. (see _http://www.ohiobirds.org/birdingsites/showsite.php?Site_ID=17_ (http://www.ohiobirds.org/birdingsites/showsite.php?Site_ID=17) for descriptions of some of these areas) Around noon at Medusa Marsh: Coot Gadwall Shoveler Mallard Wigeon Bufflehead L. Scaup Redhead Common Merganser Goldeneye I could not tell if there was an adult on the large Bald Eagle nest or not, but there were two immature eagles in the woodlot near the nest. Off South end of old bay bridge were Canvasback and L. Scaup Checking the water between the town of Bayview and the Rt 2 Edison Bridge added two pair of Red-breasted Mergansers to my list. Around 4:00 PM I checked the West Harbor channel just north of East Harbor State Park from the parking lot of the East Harbor Marina: Ruddy Duck Goldeneye Common Merganser Canvasback Gadwall Mallard several Great Blue Herons There is a new Bald Eagle nest in the woods on the opposite side of the channel and an adult could be seen on the nest though the scope. At East Harbor SP, the lake and Middle Harbor were still frozen. Driving out to the beach, East Harbor is on your right and had a few Common Mergs, Ruddy Ducks, and Great Blue Herons. Around 4:45, the northern end of the old bay bridge had: Hooded Merganser L. Scaup Redhead Canvasback Bufflehead **************It's Tax Time! Get tips, forms, and advice on AOL Money & Finance. (http://money.aol.com/tax?NCID=aolprf00030000000001) ______________________________________________________________________ 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]