Ditto on Spencer's report. Jeanne Williams & I were there around 11ish and the mass of birds was incredible! We can add that we saw 2 immature bald eagles - 1 on ice & 1 perched in trees behind animal clinic. We also spotted a white-winged scoter. Dress warm but it's worth a visit. Patty McKelvey Sent from my iPhone Please excuse typos - I'm a typist not a tappist. > On Jan 22, 2014, at 12:08 PM, "Spencer Ryan" <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > > 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] ______________________________________________________________________ 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]