This afternoon Medusa Marsh ( www.ohiobirds.org/birdingsites/showsite.php?Site_ID=17 ) contained an impressive number of Northern Shovelers - at least 143. There were also many Ruddy Ducks - at least 80. Another nice surprise was a Horned Grebe. Also present were Gadwall, Black Duck, Mallard, Blue-winged Teal, Green-winged Teal, one Pintail, Ring-necked Duck, Lesser Scaup, Bufflehead, Hooded Merganser, Pied-billed Grebe, American Coot, one Belted Kingfisher, and Bonaparte's Gull. A pair of Trumpeter Swan were on the main impoundment and a Mute Swan was in a smaller impoundment near the western edge of the marsh. Many tree swallows were feeding low over the water. It's nice to have them back. Phragmites now covers much of the roadside edge of the impoundment, making viewing the area more difficult than it had been a few years ago. Law enforcement has been tolerant of birders pulling off the road, but do be cautious of fast moving traffic and do not trespass on this private property. In the nearby town of Bay View, the old bridge abutment (which had been closed for the winter) is often another good place to observe waterfowl but today all I saw were a few Ruddy Ducks and one male Red-breasted Merganser actively courting three females. Sheryl Young Sandusky ______________________________________________________________________ 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]