The south winds have pushed the ice somewhat offshore, but the birds are staying in the warm water near the power plant. Huge raft of ducks - 1000 Canvasback, 1000 scaup (mostly lesser), 100 Redhead, plus Mallard, American Black Duck, Common Goldeneye, Bufflehead, and Piintail. Lots of ring-bills and herrings, maybe 100 Greater Black-backed Gulls, and one Glaucous Gull. Lorain harbor and the Black River mouth are still ice covered. Craig Caldwell Westlake ______________________________________________________________________ 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]