Waterfowl variety was respectable at Hoover Reservoir today. The southern portion, especially from the Smothers Road Bridge to the dam, has the most areas of open water. The greatest open areas are along the eastern shore and below the dam. The northern part of the reservoir is mostly iced over but does have spotty open places with the birds congregating around these open spots. Species observed included: Canada Geese [massive numbers] Snow Goose {1 sole individual mixed with a flock of Canada's] Mallards [everywhere and in high numbers] American Black Ducks [decent numbers - overflow from nearby Blendon Woods Metro Park?] American Wigeon Northern Shoveler Canvasback [good numbers across from the East Walnut Boat Ramp] Redhead Ring-necked Duck Lesser Scaup Bufflehead Common Goldeneye Hooded Merganser Red-breasted Merganser [very good numbers along the east shore] Also: Great Blue Herons [below dam] Turkey Vultures [numbers beginning to climb daily] Black Vultures [3 - the species is becoming more common at Hoover Reservoir] Northern Harriers [soaring over fields along Miller-Paul Road] Charlie Bombaci **************You're invited to Hollywood's biggest party: Get Oscars updates, red carpet pics and more at Moviefone. (http://movies.aol.com/oscars-academy-awards?ncid=emlcntusmovi00000001) ______________________________________________________________________ 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]