This morning I traveled to Marysville Reservoir in search of the earlier reported Red-necked Grebes. I found them immediately upon arrival, they were fairly close to the dike when I first reached the top of the dike. I observed them along with a number of other waterfowl in that area, then proceeded to walk west along the north side of the reservoir, to see if any other notable birds could be found. I was surprised to find two Snow Buntings in the rocks between the trail and the water. A complete list of the birds seen is below. Marysville Reservoir--Raymond Rd., Union, US-OH Oct 31, 2012 11:42 AM - 12:29 PM Protocol: Traveling 0.5 mile(s) Comments: Cloudy, breezy, 30s to 40s 12 species Canada Goose 12 Mallard 2 Hooded Merganser 1 Ruddy Duck 41 Six were in northeast part of reservoir near boat ramp. At tight flock of 35 birds was in the western part of the reservoir. Pied-billed Grebe 10 Horned Grebe 4 Red-necked Grebe 2 Two first year birds were seen near the boat ramp. A couple of poor but diagnostic photos available upon request. American Coot 4 Mourning Dove 23 Blue Jay 1 Snow Bunting 2 Two birds on rocks along north side of reservoir. They were either first year females or adult males. They flew away before photos could be taken. Northern Cardinal 1 View this checklist online at http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S11907959 A map to find Marysville Reservoir is at https://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&q=40.2645542,-83.4002359&ll=40.264 5542,-83.4002359 ______________________________________________________________________ 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]