At a private residence today in Eastern Cuyahoga Co. today I spotted a dark duck hanging out with a mallard at a vernal puddle...mostly resembling a black duck but with a large white mottled breast area, and no visible wing patches, was wondering if someone could enlighten me as to what it is for sure...thanks in advance, http://www.pbase.com/tileman533/image/133702279 Denny McDonnell Euclid ______________________________________________________________________ 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]