I drive along the park road just north of Griggs Dam in Columbus every morning drinking my coffee. For the first time the Scioto river was clear of all ice and the ducks are back! Several groups must have come in over night. Widgeon, ring necked; ruddy; bufflehead; hoodies; and greater scaup.. The migration is on! Location: Griggs Reservoir Observation date: 3/10/10 7am Number of species: 11 Canada Goose 50 American Wigeon 1 Mallard 25 Ring-necked Duck 4 Greater Scaup 6 Bufflehead 6 Hooded Merganser 13 Ruddy Duck 1 Great Blue Heron 1 Ring-billed Gull 200 American Crow 1 ______________________________________________________________________ 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]