Took a trip behind Fremont's water filtration plant. Several dozen Canada Geese feeding in the grasses with an immature Bald Eagle eyeballing them from a nearby tree. Two Mute Swans were in the warm, open water channel which flows out of the treatment plant. One had a grayish-color to the bill, probably a young one. A dozen Mallards swam with them. A Red-tail hawk was present. The swans captured the large silver fish, but didn't seem to know what to do with them. They vigorously shood their necks back and forth, as if trying to break them apart. No luck. The Mallards quickly moved in and grabbed the stunned fish. First time I've seen swans visit this unique, open-water channel. I've got a neat video on my wildlife-friendly Website that shows over 100,000 Snow Geese. It was filmed by a camcorder by an amateur, but it is breathtaking just the same. Robert in Fremont http://wildlifefriendlylawn.blogspot.com/ ______________________________________________________________________ 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]