Common Grackles and Red-winged Blackbirds were present in large numbers at Funk Bottoms Wildlife Area in Wayne County this afternoon. Ducks and Geese were there also, but not in large numbers yet. We were able to drive back to the observation tower, despite the snow. The water levels had not flooded Wilderness Road, but I'm expecting the water will be higher tomorrow as the snow melts. We found 4 Rough-legged Hawks and 4 Bald Eagles. Ken Ostermiller Westfield Center, Ohio Location: Funk Bottoms Wildlife Area--Tower Observation date: 2/27/11 Number of species: 25 Canada Goose 200 Gadwall 6 American Wigeon 20 American Black Duck 4 Mallard 350 Northern Pintail 15 Bald Eagle 4 Red-tailed Hawk 1 Rough-legged Hawk 4 American Coot 1 Killdeer 2 Ring-billed Gull 10 Red-bellied Woodpecker 1 Downy Woodpecker 1 Blue Jay 1 American Crow 50 Carolina Chickadee 2 Tufted Titmouse 6 White-breasted Nuthatch 2 American Robin 4 American Tree Sparrow 1 Song Sparrow 3 Northern Cardinal 5 Red-winged Blackbird 500 Common Grackle 1500 This report was generated automatically by eBird v2(http://ebird.org) ______________________________________________________________________ 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]