Two small flooded areas along Walnut Creek in & near Walnut Woods Metro Park (one on Lithopolis Rd., one on Richardson Rd.) hosted a nice diversity of ducks this afternoon. All species were in small numbers (<100), but a good collection nonetheless. Present were: Wood Duck, Mallard, Am. Black Duck, Gadwall, Green-winged Teal, N. Pintail, Canvasback, Redhead, Ring-necked Duck, Bufflehead, & Hooded Merganser. A bit of open water at Stage's Pond SNP and a nearby flooded field held Hooded Merganser, Common Goldeneye, Northern Shoveler, Am. Wigeon, and others. Happy Spring! ______________________________________________________________________ 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]