The bad news, first, is that after more than 90 minutes of searching, along with Susan Jones and Cliff Witt, we were unable to shrink any of the Canada Geese down to Cackling size. Nor could we turn any of the other ducks and geese into a Ross's Goose. The good news is that there is a good selection of ducks at the Castalia Pond: Rudy Duck Northern Shoveler Mallard American Coot Gadwall Bufflehead American Black Duck Ringed-neck Duck Along with an assortment of other birds, we also had a fly over of a flock of about 30 Tundra Swans, and on Route 6 near the intersection with Maple Road, we had a Merlin on the wire. Clyde Witt ______________________________________________________________________ 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]