This afternoon I shook off the unexpected Big Year burn out, doldrums and lack of motivation that I have had this month, which seemed to hit me when I finally slowed down and tried to settle into a more normal routine instead of chasing all over North America for new birds as I did last fall and winter. I went to Deer Creek Dam at the raceway/outlet and enjoyed the male winter plumaged Long-tailed Duck and the male White-winged Scoter, both at relatively close range. They were so beautiful! Also present were two Male Greater Scaup and a Common Merganser (female or immature). There were also ten (10) Black Vultures roosting in the trees below the bridge on the east side. These birds were present between 4:45 to 5:30 pm. Jay G Lehman, Cincinnati, OH Sent from Droid Razr ______________________________________________________________________ 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]