Greetings - The NNW winds early this morning were tempting, so I hit the lakefront for a short lakewatch from Rocky River Park (great open deck overlook). Highlights included a single JAEGER species (very likely Parasitic) and a decent movement of waterfowl. There was not a pronounced flight direction pattern; it was split between birds flying east and west. Even with the relatively good winds, the majority of birds were moving far out along the horizon. A scope was absolutely necessary. waterfowl highlights: Northern Pintail - 42 American Wigeon - 36 Green-winged Teal - 30 Northern Shoveler - 2 Lesser Scaup - 25 Red-breasted Merganser - 35 American Black Duck - 8 other: jaeger species (Parasitic is most definitely the probable species)- distant scope views of a single adult, made one attack on Ring-billed Gull, then sheared the water quickly heading west Chimney Swift - 75+ (half feeding offshore over the lake) Bald Eagle - 1 adult Golden-crowned Kinglet - a good movement of kinglets here and elsewhere along the lake today best of birding - Jen Jen Brumfield Medina, OH [log in to unmask] _________________________________________________________________ Hotmail: Free, trusted and rich email service. http://clk.atdmt.com/GBL/go/171222984/direct/01/ ______________________________________________________________________ Ohio-birds mailing list, a service of the Ohio Ornithological Society. Our thanks to Miami University for hosting this mailing list. Additional discussions can be found in our forums, at www.ohiobirds.org/forum/. You can join or leave the list, or change your options, at: http://listserv.muohio.edu/scripts/wa.exe?LIST=OHIO-BIRDS Send questions or comments about the list to: [log in to unmask]