Waterfowl continued their recent strong showing in central Ohio, this morning at Alum Creek Lake. The big flocks were divers, but other waterfowl showed good diversity if not numbers. I stopped at the Dam, New Galena boat ramp, Plumb Rd access, SummerRidge access, Cheshire boat ramp, and Berlin Station access, and had waterfowl flocks at every stop. Included among the hordes were: Lesser Scaup - the dominant species, with 600+ over the morning Greater Scaup - small #s mixed in with the Lessers, perhaps 25 in all Redhead - declining, but still had 40+ at the Dam and a few elsewhere Canvasback - 3 were with the scaup at Berlin Station access Ring-necked Ducks - small group in many locations, perhaps 80+ for the morning Bufflehead - good numbers, with small flocks at every stop, totaling probably 50 birds Red-br.Merganser - only 1, at Berlin Station access Hooded Mergansers - a few pair at Berlin Station Ruddy Ducks - 6 with the scaup at Berlin Station Mallards - small flocks in many locations Black Ducks - 5-6 with the flock off New Galena N.Shovelers - 2 off Berlin Station Green-winged Teal - 6 off Berlin Station Blue-winged Teal - 2 males were with the flock in the pond at the start of SummerRidge access Amer.Wigeon - 2 pairs were in the pond at the start of SummerRidge access Gadwall - small flocks in many locations, totaling 40+ birds N.Pintail - a pair was in the bay off Berlin Station access HornedGrebes - small #s at every stop, totaling 24 Common Loons - 2 Spring-plumaged adults, one at the Dam another at SummerRidge access Landbirds were not as interesting, but I did have a juvie Bald Eagle at Berlin Station access and a Cooper's Hawk soaring at Plumb Rd access, as well as 2 Fox Sparrows at SummerRidge access, single Tree Sparrows at SummerRidge and Cheshire, a pipit at the Dam, and Yellow-rumped Warblers at many locations. ______________________________________________________________________ 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]