As many of you know, there are large quarry ponds/lakes south of Columbus near the Scioto River. These are a haven for water birds, but are unfortunately inaccessible for birding. This evening, I happened to see some large flocks of ducks and geese flying into these lakes as I drove north into Franklin County on Hw. 23, and decided to stop by St. Joseph's Cemetery just south of London-Groveport Rd to watch birds flying in to roost. I then took a quick detour onto London-Groveport Rd, just to see if there weren't any other vantage points, and I was delighted to find the roadside trees and brush that normally obscure the small lake south of London-Groveport before Parsons Rd had been completely removed! Among the large group of ducks and geese (which I only very briefly scanned) were a mixed flock of 35+ Tundra and Trumpeter Swans (most never raised their heads, so some could have been Mute I suppose) a couple Greater Scaup and a decent mix of other ducks that I only briefly scanned with my scope (i.e., I'm sure I overlooked a lot of birds). Despite the wide shoulder, to stay out of traffic birders should probably park in the small pulloff right before the lake becomes visible from the road. Definitely a spot to keep an eye on, especially in the evening when birds are coming in to roost. Map and a list of the other waterfowl I noticed are at: http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S16478294 Good birding, -Paul Hurtado ______________________________________________________________________ Ohio-birds mailing list, a service of the Ohio Ornithological Society. Please consider joining our Society, at www.ohiobirds.org/site/membership.php. Our thanks to Miami University for hosting this mailing list. You can join or leave the list, or change your options, at: listserv.muohio.edu/scripts/wa.exe?LIST=OHIO-BIRDS Send questions or comments about the list to: [log in to unmask]