Went to 3 Medina count parks. At Lake Medina (photos at link) http://www.flickr.com/photos/christinemcanlis/sets/72157625107783215/ 1 osprey (new life bird for me!) 15 Ring Billed Gulls 7 Mute Swans 2 Black-capped Chickadees Many Ruddy Ducks (I think, there were a mixture of diving ducks and I did not have a scope) Possibly many Hooded Mergansers or Buffleheads. I really cannot tell, even from my far away photos. I am still learning waterfowl identification. If anyone can tell from my photos, please send me your ideas, I'd appreciate your best shot. 1 American Crow 1 Killdeer 1 Blue Jay 3 Turkey Vultures Plus butterflies: 10 Clouded Sulfer, 5 Orange Sulpher, 2 Cabbage White, 1 Buckeye, 1 Red Admiral At Buckeye Woods Park and Schleman Nature Preserve: 3 Goldfinches 3 Cardinals 2 Black-capped Chickadees 1 Hairy Woodpecker 2 Turkey Vultures 1 Red Tailed Hawk 3 Tufted Titmouse Plus a Northern Brownsnake (I think) 3 chipmunks 2 Gray squirrels 3 Clouded Sulphers 10 Cabbage Whites Chris McAnlis Medina county, OH ______________________________________________________________________ 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]