I was at Sims Park in Euclid late today from 5:44 to 6:45pm and the lake was very smooth.  Today I saw four Common Mergansers females far east of the pier.  I looked at them a long long time as I didn't want to misidentify these birds.  Each year you usually see just one real early far east of pier hanging around a long time.

I walked around quickly and was only able to see White-throated Sparrows, many Yellow-rumped Warblers, many Kinglets, a couple Winter Wrens and a Chestnut-sided Warbler.

Nancy Anderson
Richmond Hts, OH
http://www.flickr.com/photos/nancy_a/

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