With the rain and then gale force winds last night, the ice surrounding South Bass Island disappeared today. In the open water near Fishery Bay, lesser scaup, redheads, and mallards were found. A single snow bunting fought the bitter winds on the ground at the South Bass Island Lighthouse. Chris Ladd reported seeing five bald eagles (3 adults, 2 immature) at one time on the ice in front of Perry's Victory last Friday. Lisa Brohl ______________________________________________________________________ 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]