Although there is still extensive ice cover inside the breakwalls at
Ashtabula and Conneaut,
there are some large areas of open water farther off shore.
A decent number of waterfowl scattered about,
with common merganser being the most abundant at both locations.

Conneaut Harbor –
common merganser – 150+
lesser scaup – 20+
canada goose – 20+
red breasted merganser – 10+
common goldeneye – 10+
mallard – 10+
canvasback – 1
belted kingfisher – 1

Ashtabula (Lake Shore Park) –
common merganser – 200+
common goldeneye – 100+
canada goose – 100+
red breasted merganser – 65+
mallard – 50+
hooded merganser – 15+
bufflehead – 10+
black duck - 1
dc cormorant – 34

Bob Krajeski
Ashtabula Co.