I stopped by the Avon Lake Water Plant today at 9:00am. It was an amazing spectacle! The lake is not frozen at this location due to the warm water discharge. Here are my conservative estimates: Mergansers - 1,000+ (greatly outnumbered every other species) Scaups - 1,000+ Canvasback - 1,000+ Redhead - 1,000+ Bufflehead - 1,000+ Goldeneye - 1,000+ Juvenile Bald Eagle - perched on the highest ice shard, nothing short of spectacular. Canada Geese - 1,000+ Shoveler - 10 Gulls were overwhelming and I didn't spend much time evaluating them. Lots of Black Backs. There may have been more species, but I was not dressed warmly enough to stay longer than 10 minutes. Temperatures are raw, but there was little wind. I went out to the end of the pier for the best views. If you are in the Lorain County area, dress warm, and get there because it's pretty amazing right now. Location Specifics: This is in Avon Lake, in Lorain County. Located at the intersection of Lake Road (Route 6) and Miller Road. You can park either at Miller Road Park, or at the boat launch parking lot. There is a walking path from either parking lot to the pier. Good luck. Spencer ______________________________________________________________________ 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]