Greenlawn Spillway 3 - 4 pm; where we had pretty much the same experience Bill described; well worth the effort. I have found only 12 records of Mew Gull in Ohio nearly all from Erie since the first at Lorain November 29, 1981; there are probably a few more I missed (maybe Bill Whan confirm i.e. I know it was recorded as recently as 2012 and 2016). Peterjohn (2001) mentions five all brachyrynchus the latest Fairpoint Harbor March 6 +, 1998. I believe, however, canus has been recorded at least twice including one in Peterjohn Lucas County Jan. 6. 1995. It makes sense to me the first inland record for Ohio would be from Franklin :-) Other gulls, birds noted: RBGU 85 (ad., one 1st cycle) HEGU 11 (8 ad., 2 2nd cycle, 1 1st cycle) GBBG 1 (1st cycle; many photos; appeared at 4 pm as we were leaving sitting on spillway; was there when we left). Rare perhaps annual to central Ohio but few records (has been recorded here before as well as Hoover Dam and SWACO and Alum Creek, Del.) AMWI 4 Mallard 12 HOME 8 Hermit Thrush 2 Eastern Towhee 4 WTSP 15 Northern Cardinal 11 Battelle Darby, Kulhwein Rd., marsh (from mound at parking lot); one hour GWFG 74 overhead, one flock, southbound Kuhlwein Rd. 5 pm CANG 88 overhead, three flocks, largest 55 NOTH 11 (10 f., 1 ad. m.) SEOW 3 (hunting, east side of marsh 515 pm) Happy New Years everyone -- David and Patty Tan Columbus [log in to unmask] ______________________________________________________________________ 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]