i have a dream that i will get to see lots of cool birds...... arrived @ Sims Park - Henn Mansion pier in Euclid @ 8:45 - 9:15 this morning wind chilly!!!! feels colder that the 26* w/ strong winds from the south 30+ Buffleheads 8 Scoter sp - too far out to ID w/out scope 40+ Canada Geese 1 RBMergs -a few east flying Mergs out 1+ mile (less than 100 in the 25 min here) -there are a couple rafts of gulls WAY out and to the west of the pier - too far away very few gulls flying about 9:25 - 9:40 @ Wildwood 200+ gulls on ice in marina RBs (except) 1 Great BBGull 2 Herrings 1 Flying Bonie 2 Buffleheads 4 Mallards 8 Canada Geese 10 EStarlings 5 RPigeons 10:00 - 10:20 Whiskey Island/Wendy Park marina docks holding several hundred RBGulls 20ish RBMergs 10ish Bonies 10ish Mallards 2 Canvasbacks inside the breakwall (out to the lake) several thousand gulls all IDed RBGulls except 2 Herring 20ish Bonies RBMergs are not easy to find/see <100 closer to breakwall 10:30 drive Marginal along Burke NOTHING! 10:40 bay east of CPP west of Forest City raft of 20ish birds 3 RBMergs 2 Buffleheads the rest Canvasbacks further near breakwall quite a few (100)RBMergs rafting/flying around 10:45 bay @ 72nd 100ish gulls on ice (2 Herring - rest are RBGulls) 30+ Coots hugging the north shoreline (shelter from strong wind) <10 Bonies flying about <10 RGMergs fishing about 11:00 Gordon Boat Ramp 40+ RBMergs 25ish RBGulls 2 Coots 2 Mallards 20 Canada Geese (in parking lot) 11:05 CEI in/out take 1 Long-tailed duck (when looking for it, it continually keeps flying closer to shore after drifting out - it stays pretty close to the rocks and you might have better luck seeing it by the in/out take canals if you cannot see it closer to the parking lot) 100+ RBMergs 10ish Coots on the west side of the in/out takes very few gulls to be seen @ Noon i get a call from Jen Brumfield inviting me to South Chagrin to see a Saw Whet Owl - how she and her friend (whose name escapes me - sorry!) is amazing!! nice size evergreen stand w/80 foot high trees and hidden 50+ feet up in a tangle was the cutest little owl ever!! THANKS JEN!! 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]