I wasn't going to post this as it isn't rare. Was at Sims Park 12/4 from 11 to 12:00 noon. Saw 15 scoters far east of the pier actively feeding. Hard to find land birds near the lake this weekend. Black Scoters 3 White-winged Scoters 3 (at least) Surf Scoters 9 Red-breasted Mergansers ~ 600 Common Goldeneye 28 Common Loon 1 Horned Grebes ~ 6 Bonapartes Gulls - few dozen White-throated Sparrow 1 (west end of park near apts) Tufted Titmouse 2 Villa Angela and Wildwood late Friday and early Sunday except for the marina and lake hard to find much a few by the creek. Adult Bald Eagle slowly flying west in the 17mph SSW winds. Cuyahoga County Airport - Richmond Hts, Bald Eagle 1 adult flew south across Curtiss Wright Pkwy over woods then west American Tree Sparrows 3 near office bldgs near ditch with water Juncos 13 near office bldg. American Goldfinch ~ 35 many Sweet Gum trees with spiney balls would fly from tree to tree along Richmond Rd in very long and narrow disc golf course as I walked along Northern Mockingbirg 1 - singing - most always seen west side of Richmond Rd south end of airport in tree Canada Geese ~ 110 ______________________________________________________________________ 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]