I skated around these areas in west-central Columbus this morning looking for unusual landbirds & waterfowl. Landbirds were unremarkable, except for a few Brown Creepers in the woodlots in Grandview heights, but Watermark Lake and the nearby Scioto River had some migrating waterfowl. Notables included: Mallards & Black Ducks - 60-80 of the former and 2 of the latter on the River Ring-necked Ducks - 70+ were on the River just west of Riverside Corporate Center Redheads - 50+ were next to the Ring-neck flock on the River Lesser Scaup - 1 lone bird was on the river, while another was on Watermark Lake Hooded Mergansers - 10+ at each location Pied-billed Grebes - 3 were on Watermark Lake Horned Grebe - a small flock of 8 was on Watermark Lake American Coots - 80+ were feeding in the east end of Watermark Lake ______________________________________________________________________ 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]