The White-winged Scoter previously reported from Hoover was still there as of 4:05 pm. The bad news is that it wandered over to the far (east) side of the reservoir, so a scope was essential. The good news is that it is in lovely plumage, with the white mark below the eye easily visible; the white wing patch on display, at least as we were watching; and even the scoterbill more or less of discernible from all the way across the water. A very brief scan turned up several Horned Grebes, a couple of Pied-billed Grebes (a little way offshore just north of the parking lot), a Coot, a few Hooded Mergansers (on the east side nor far from the scoter), and small numbers of very hardy Tree Swallows. If you go to look for this bird, dress warmly: the wind was biting. -- Bill Heck ______________________________________________________________________ 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]