Duck numbers have decreased substantially on the gravel pit lake on Roxanna-New Burlington Road, but are increasing at the adjoining Spring Valley Wildlife Area. Recently the ducks there are scattered across the entire lake, including near the parking area (i.e. not just on the far side of the lake up against the marsh). Today I saw 10 species of ducks (in approximate order of abundance): gadwalls Am. widgeon green-winged teal buffleheads shovelers ring-necked scaup hooded mergansers blue-winged teal wood duck Also coots, pied-billed grebes, 2 great egrets, ring-billed and Bonaparte's gulls. Ricardo Garcia ______________________________________________________________________ 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]