After unsuccessfully spending yesterday morning at the Delaware Wildlife Area in search of Rusty Blackbirds (probably too many hunters around) I found them much closer to home. This morning I visited Hoover Reservoir at Oxbow road and found three in the marshy wooded area to the right of the road (going toward the reservoir). They were feeding on the ground, and could be seen from the road. Also present on the other side, on the reservoir were 14 Ruddy Duck. Bill Tacon Westerville, 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]