for unknown reasons - wishful thinking? i put Great instead of Double so sorry buster From: [log in to unmask] To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Gordon + Wildwood bay Date: Tue, 12 Apr 2011 17:21:04 -0400 3:00 @ Gordon boat launch 44* chilly wind from east the following were either in or flying over the water of the bay today RBMs - 30-ish (males really "workin" it for the girls today) Lesser Scaup - 4 Bufflehaed - 2 Canada Geese - 10 Double Creasted Cormorants - 3 Gulls 60-ish in/over bay Herrings win today - 45+ , mostly swimming today RBs - the rest 3:15 to wast side of ICYC Dock area RBMs - 40-ish Horned Grebe - 1 Open Water White caps @ 75 yards out Bufflehead - 2 RBMs - 100+ DCCs - 10+ Great Blue Herons - 2 (just above water into strong wind fly-bys) i watched gulls for 10 minutes lookin for anything out of ordinary NOTHING no all white wings, black faces or backs today the only thing of note is that the Herrings out numbered the Ring-billeds at least 3 : 1 arrived @ 3:45 @ Wildwood to check out the bay west of concession were 25-ish RBMs (males "working") east of concession were 20+ RGMs 30+ RB Gulls 10+ H Gulls 1 Double Crested Cormorants (NOTE - a lady was "walking" a fox squirrel across the parking lot!) a Northern Mockingbird was on the east "beach" buster ______________________________________________________________________ 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]