Draw by the calm weather and various reports of scoters around the state, I spent some time this evening birding along the east side of Griggs and O'Shaughnessy reservoirs. Some highlights: Griggs held a few Tree Swallows above the dam, two different E. Phoebes foraging in the trees along shore, 12+ boats(!) but otherwise nothing out of the ordinary. Visible from "Area C" off of Riverside, O'Shaughnessy still has probably 100+ Turkey Vultures roosting in the conifers at the SW corner of the reservoir, along with a handful of Great Blue Herons. Further north at the pullout just north of Rutherford Rd. (area I? J?), I had 1 GREAT EGRET flying high over the reservoir headed north. This was around 7:40pm. From here I could also hear 2 Great Horned Owls counter calling across the reservoir just south of the power lines, and I had some nice (but distant) looks at a breeding plumage Common Loon and a dozen or so Bufflehead to the north, about half way to the marina. Not too many birds, but a great evening to be out scanning the water! Good birding, Paul Hurtado ______________________________________________________________________ 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]