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Jeff Grabmeier and I visited Ottawa National Wildlife Refuge
yesterday morning. There is not a lot of shorebird habitat, and we
found probably fewer than 100 shorebirds althogether (exclusive of
killdeer).

Pool 2A may have been drawn down, as it does have some mud and some
shorebirds. To get there, begin your hike at the parking area with
the restrooms and pick up a trail map from the kiosk. Go north, then
take the first left; continue past the observation platform. Take the
next right. As you head north, look left into pool 8A. There are some
shorebirds, but they are easy to miss in all the vegetation. The pool
to the north of 8A is 2A. The mudflats and shorebirds are in the
southeastern corner. You will have to peer through the willows that
line the dike to get a look at the birds. There are a couple of
places where the vegetation is lower, but a good vantage point is
much to be desired.

Species seen include:

Greater Yellowlegs
Lesser Yellowlegs
Solitary Sandpiper - 3 in pool 8A
Semipalmated Sandpiper
Least Sandpiper
Pectoral Sandpiper
Short-billed dowitcher - about 4
Long-billed dowitcher - one molting adult

At Hoover, we were pressed for time. We checked the mudflats on the
northeastern side at only one location by using the path that ends in
the concrete "steps". We found a subset of the birds that others have
reported, including one willet. We could not find a Baird's sandpiper
at this location.








Paul Gardner
Columbus, OH

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