This afternoon at about 1:30 I had a first winter surf scoter (life bird for me) at Alum Creek Dam. If you park in the blelow dam area and walk up the steps, turn left and go to just beyond the second hewn stone bench. It was haning out close to the shore when I saw it. Also, keep a lookout for snow buntings in the rocks on the north facing side of the dam. Al La Sala Columbus, OH ______________________________________________________________________ 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]