The southern reaches of Hoover Reservoir (Westerville, NE suburb of Columbus) continues to remain mostly ice-free and to host good numbers of ducks and gulls. A quick run from Maxtown launch down to the dam found small cluster of ducks scattered all along the west shore, hiding in wind-free coves. In a half hour of looking, the rough numbers were: Canada Geese - 150 Mallard - 20 Redhead - 45 Canvasback - 35 Ring-necked Duck - 10 Lesser Scaup - 15 Bufflehead - 2 Common Goldeneye - 5 Red-br.Merganser - 20 Hooded Merganser - 2 Gulls - 750+ ______________________________________________________________________ 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]