I took a drive around South Bass Island to see what the few patches of open water left would yield on Saturday, January 2. At Chapman's Point (south of Perry's Victory) were approximately 40 Tundra Swans right on the edge of the ice along with many Common Goldeneye and Scaup. To the east of Scheeff East Point Nature Preserve was some open water with about 20 Tundra Swans, Common Goldeneye, Mallards, Canada Geese, Common Goldeneye, Scaup and Bufflehead. There were many more diving ducks out past Buckeye Point but too far away to identify. On the east side near the airport, one open spot yielded Mallards, Canada Geese, a few Black Ducks, a couple of Hooded Mergansers, Common Goldeneye, Bufflehead, Scaup. Saw large flocks of northern cardinals on the ground feeding at the South Bass Lighthouse and in another location. Also on the east side were two mature Bald Eagles on the ice.There have been numerous reports of two Bald Eagles all along the east side of the island this winter. They might be the pair that nests at Middle Bass? There were the first ice-fishing shanties off the South Bass State Park and in the Bay! We will soon have numbers of gulls around to eat fishing leftovers. Lisa Brohl ______________________________________________________________________ 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]