Nothing too exciting at these two hotspots in NE COlumbus & Westerville, but did have a nice collection of waterfowl between Thoreau Lake at Blendon and the Dam spillway. Included were Canada Geese - many at both spots Mallards - many at both spots Black Ducks - 125+ at Thoreau Lake Gadwall - a pair at Blendon, but 15 at the spillway N.Shoveler - 12 were at the spillway AmWigeon - 2 pair were at Thoreau Lake Redheads - 4 were at each site Ring-necked Duck - 1 was at the spillway Bufflehead - 7 were in the splash pool at the spillway ComGoldeneye - 1 male and 5 females were just below the dam Red-br.Mergansers - a pair were at Thoreau Lake Hooded Mergansers - 3 were at Blendons, while 4 were at the spillway Pied-billedGrebe - 1 was at the spillway No sign of the Dunlin at the spillway, but it still might have been there hunkered down. Landibrds were about what you'd expect, with the addition of Tree Sparrows at the Blendon Nature Center feeders and 2 Swamp Sparrows along the spillway margin at Hoover. ______________________________________________________________________ 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]