Ditto on the swans today. At 9am I heard (and saw) two large flights of Tundra Swans fly over our place. This is a regular occurrence for the last several Novembers. I could hear them for a full minute before they came into view and they were waaaaay up there! One flight was about 40 birds and the other was viewed through the tree tops so it was hard to tell - maybe 20 or so. Also saw a beautiful Red-shouldered Hawk along Bell Road in S. Russell - a resident bird but always a pleasure in the sunlight! Matt Valencic Chagrin Falls, OH Geauga County -----Original Message----- From: Ohio birds [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Sally/Dave Isacco Sent: Saturday, November 20, 2010 8:59 PM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: [Ohio-birds] Mosquito Lake-HOME's Today my husband and I were headed to Burghill so we went by way of Mosquito Lake. Mosquito Lake on Hoagland-Blackstub Road and a short distance north of Mahan-Denman Road, we observed 115 Hooded Mergansers, 7 Loons, 1 Bufflehead. Good numbers of Ringbill Gulls and Bonaparte's, 3 Eagles. We also heard swans over the tree tops to the west but could not see them. On the causeway 4 Black Ducks and 3 Ruddy Ducks. The State Park held 1500 Coots. Some were close in and others were out further to the NE but visible with the scope. Have not seen that many coots for a long, long time. The Hoodies were the bird of the day for me. They just looked so regal sailing around with the sun glistening off their hoods; the colors just jumped out at you. Sally Isacco, Chardon ______________________________________________________________________ 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] No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 8.5.449 / Virus Database: 271.1.1/3262 - Release Date: 11/20/10 07:34:00 ______________________________________________________________________ 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]