There was a flock of about 12 or so white winged scoters and about 20 common goldeneyes visible from Sims park beach and dock yesterday Sunday Dec 11. Needed a spotting scope however since they were at least 100 yards off shore. Also needed gloves! So thanks to Jen Brumfield for telling me about this list serve. I have several new (to me) birds on my list just from following this list-serve and jumping in my car to bird within ½ hour of my house! And thanks to those of you who post. For me, even some of the birds which may seem common to most of you are new to me and I appreciate being able to see what there is and where they are so I can go look for some of them. Nelson Mostow ______________________________________________________________________ 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]