The long tailed ducks were still present this morning at Lake Medina. The wind was brutal but nevertheless I enjoyed extended and excellent views as the pair dove and preened along the western edge of the reservior. Many other species present also: horned grebe a single eared grebe pied billed grebe ruddy duck ring necked duck lesser scaup redhead american widgeon mute swan northern shoveler bufflehead hooded merganser red breasted merganser canada geese just a couple of mallards gulls killdeer There were numerous bluebirds, lots of song sparrows, downy woodpeckers chasing each other, red bellied and pileated wp calling, a sharp shinned hawk attempting to fly in the gale, cardinals, bluejays, robins, mourning doves, red winged blackbirds, titmice, chickadees, goldfinches, and a few juncos -- only the second time I've seen juncos this week -- seems their numbers are thinning. Karen Gray Copley, Summit Co. ______________________________________________________________________ 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]