My bad! Chris Decker corrected my initial report of White-winged Scoters - they are Surf Scoters! Here are the looooong away shots zoomed in on the computer to validate: https:[log in to unmask] Sorry for the hasty report. I have only been seeing White-winged this winter and was not being careful. I did see three Common Loons (FOS for me) and one Red-necked Grebe along with several other species of ducks and nice terrestrials on the way from the car to the top of the dike. Matt Valencic Chagrin Falls, OH ______________________________________________________________________ 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]