Shaune Skinner and I birded water sights in Columbus this am. Highlights: Watermark - Pied-billed Grebes(5-6),Coots(2),Ring-necked Ducks(25),Hooded Merganser pair Whittier - Bald Eagle,Black-crowned Night-Heron,Hooded Merganser (5female,1male),White-crowned Sparrow, Cormorants Confluence - Blue Winged Teal (f),Hairy Woodpecker, Mockingbird Great Blue Herons were numerous at all stops, as were White-throated Sparrows. Many Song Sparrows and Mallards. A few Red Tails. ______________________________________________________________________ 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]