Today was beautiful with the warm southerly winds. Ice moved around again so that most of the south channel and the eastern side of South Bass Island was open water again. Tundra Swans were dispersed along the east side with the following numbers in an area of open water at Chapman's Point (east side behind Perry's Monument.) 5 Tundra Swans xx Mallard x Black Duck xxx Common Goldeneye xx Herring Gull xx Ring-billed Gull x Greater Black-backed Gull Everywhere today were golden-crowned kinglets. Several stops along the road at East Point produced yellow-rumped warblers, brown creepers, and Carolina wrens as well. An immature bald eagle flew overhead twice today. Probably the biggest surprise of the day came right at dark. I had noticed a number of insects active today (mostly midges) and saw two bats flying around my yard at sunset! 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]