After successfully chasing the Black-legged Kittiwake that's been at Hoover Lake, north of Columbus, I made several stops off I-71 on the way home to Cincinnati. Between the Route 72 exit, where I got off, and the Williamsburg Road exit, where I got back on, American Kestrels were pleasantly common - I counted seven. A stop at Melvin Stone Company, just off U.S. 22 east of Wilmington, produced about 3000 waterfowl, including 1500 Canada Geese, 5 Snow Geese, 2000 Mallards, 300 American Black Ducks, 25 Gadwall, 2 Ruddy Ducks, and a Bufflehead. I know, that doesn't add up, but they're just guesses anyway. There was a Black Vulure over U.S. 22 on the way into Wilmington. Caesar Creek Lake was nearly empty. From the end of Harveysburg Road, decoys outnumbered the 4 Mallards, 9 Lesser Scaup, 3 Common Goldeneye, 1 Bufflehead, and 3 Pied-billed Grebes. The beach across the lake seemed empty, but I checked it anyway. It wasn't empty - there were several kids and dogs running around. The feeders at the Visitor Center seem to have unusal birds fairly frequently. Today was no exception, as a flock of 50 American Goldfinches on the ground below the feeder behind the center were joined by one Common Redpoll. -- -- Ned Keller [log in to unmask] ______________________________________________________________________ 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]