I also braved the trip to E 72nd street yesterday afternoon (Sunday 1-18). Dove along N Marginal Road hoping to spot an owl. Missed the owl however did see a Northern Mockingbird perched in a tree a few feet from the road (just E of Burke). At E 72nd To say there were a lot of gulls close to the shore would be an understatement. Seeing a Cackling Goose standing next to a greater black-backed gull was a first. For whatever reason did not notice the ducks until the light was being lost and it was beginning to get cold (colder). A quick look turned up: Canvasback 3 Redhead 10 Greater Scaup 2 Lesser Scaup 18 Bufflehead 1 Mute Swan 3 Renee ______________________________________________________________________ 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]