On my drive to work along the Scioto River this morning I spotted a large flock of ducks and decided to stop and check. I'm glad I did. Just north of the Home Rd. bridge there was a flock of ~250 mixed Athaya. Mostly Ring-necked and Redhead, with some Scaup and Canvasback mixed in. And half a dozen Bufflehead nearby. I had seen a large flock flying north along the river, behind the trees as I was driving south which is what caught my attention. I'd guess there could have been a flock of over 400 ducks just before I got to that bridge. It was just about perfect- there was a safe place to pull off, the ground was fairly dry, the sun was behind me, the wind was still, the sky was clear, the water was calm. The birds were gorgeous, with fresh breeding plumage. A guy couldn't ask for a nicer birthday present. Here's a Google map of the site: http://tinyurl.com/yc9xmsb ______________________________________________________________________ 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]