Greetings... The river between Black Street Bridge and Riverside Natural 
Area in Hamilton is open, though there's a little ice forming above the 
Miami University low dam. ~500+ Canada Geese, ~200+ Mallards, 1 Pied-billed 
Grebe, 1 American Coot, 1 Hooded Merganser, 2 merganser, probably the pair 
of Common Mergansers that have been around since December. 1 Killdeer, 1 
Belted Kingfisher. The lack of diving ducks was a little disappointing, 
though I could well have missed a few ducks between the Fitton Center and 
the low dam. There might well be some interesting geese among the Canadas 
along the river, as well, but I wasn't able to find anything during my brief 
visit this morning.

Take care,
---Mike Busam
West Chester, OH