To my surprise I saw a male Red-breasted Merganser on OSU campus this evening. The bird, an adult male, was foraging near a Double-crested Cormorant on the Olentangy River under the Woody Hayes bridge (by the stadium). I just had my phone, which has a crummy camera, but the image can be seen on my eBird checklist here: http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist/S30374970 I watched the bird feed (with good looks) for ~10 minutes. I haven't encountered a RBME around this date in previous years. ~Matt -- ****************************************************** Matthew Shumar Research Associate / Project Coordinator Ohio Breeding Bird Atlas II Columbus, Ohio ______________________________________________________________________ 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]