After stopping there yesterday and being skunked by thick fog, I spent a bit of this sunny afternoon around the southern Hoover Reservoir. There's still a thick coat of ice across the center of the Reservoir, but there are enough edge openings, as well as a big hole north of Maxtown boat launch, that the waterfowl crowd at the dam spillway has totally cleared out. Notables included: MuteSwan - 1 was at the Maxtown hole Canada Geese - none were at the dam, but the maxtown hole had 70+, and there were flyover flocks at several spots. Mallards - only 2 at the dam, but 80+ were at the Maxtown hole. Who knows how many were at holes further north. N.Shovelers - still 6 were hanging around the dam spillway Redheads - 40+ were at the Maxtown hole Bufflhead - 4 were at the Maxtown hole Com.Goldeneye - 25+ were at the Maxtown hole Com.Mergansers - 40+ were at the Maxtown hole, continuing the extraordinary migration for this species in central Ohio Turkey Vultures - 4 were soaring along the forested ridge east of the dam Kildeer - 2 were around Maxtown, while 3 were on ice near the dam Gulls - small groups of Ring-bills in several spots; 8+ Herring were on the ice near the dam ______________________________________________________________________ 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.miamioh.edu/scripts/wa.exe?LIST=OHIO-BIRDS Send questions or comments about the list to: [log in to unmask]