A few days ago early in the morning I was riding my horse across the South 
Fork of the Licking River in Licking County and twice saw a bird I could 
not identify.  It was flying away from me and settled in a tree twice.  I 
did not see the bill, unfortunately.  Nor did I hear a call.  It appeared 
to have a speckled breast, be about 12-16" long, and had a fan tail with 
red/red-orange quite prominent.  All I could come up with in Birds of Ohio 
was a snipe.  [Sorry I couldn't see the bill, which is quite distinctive 
on a snipe.]  Any thoughts about whether it might be a snipe or any 
alternative suggestions would be more than welcome.  Thank you.

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