As a belated response to Cindy I thought I'd post the waterfowl I saw today in the Dayton area.

Roxanna-New Burlington gravel pit
 Canada Goose
 Mallards
 Black Ducks
 Gadwall 9
 Common Goldeneye 7
 Canvasback  8
 Ring-necked Duck 1
 Greater Scaup 2
 Lesser Scaup 2
 Possible Snow/Ross's goose hybrid. Smaller, more triangular bill than snow, slight grin patch.

Lake at Caesar Creek was still iced over

Great Miami River - Miamisburg near the Linden Ave. bridge
 Canada goose over 3000
 Cackling goose 2
 Snow goose 2 white
 Mallard
 Ring-necked duck 17
 Bufflehead 1
 Redhead 1
 C. Goldeneye 1
 Lesser Scaup 8
 A. Coot 4

Great Miami River - West Carrollton dam - upstream
 Canada goose
 Mallard
 Green-winged Teal 2 (male)
 Bufflehead 4
 Canvasback 16
 Hooded Merganser 6
 Redhead 8
 Lesser Scaup 7
 White-winged Scoter 2 (adult males present since Feb 1)

Rick Asamoto
Miamisburg

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