I decided to take advantage of the nice weather and head to Lorain Harbor. What a change from the last time I was there. Instead of thousands of mergansers, there were a handful of commons and a handful of red-breasteds. There were also a mixed flock of scaup, a group of ruddy ducks, a few goldeneye, and a hooded merganser. Gull numbers were way down also. The river had only a small number on it and they were south of the bridge. Most of the gulls were sitting on the ice and docks east of the sewage plant. I was able to find a first cycle glaucous and an adult Iceland gull. That was about it. East 72nd was pretty much void of gulls and waterfowl. Fairport Harbor had a few mergansers and goldeneye and buffleheads. With the mild weather predicted the lake may not be too exciting for this weekend. John Pogacnik 4765 Lockwood Road Perry, OH 44081 (440) 259-2751 ______________________________________________________________________ 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]