Hello All,
   Early this Wednesday morning I made a quick trip to the East side of Hoover Reservoir in hopes
of finding the 2 Red-necked and 1 Red Phalarope reported there as late as yesterday
afternoon/evening. At the inlet just N of Pelican Island, I found both Yellowlegs and 2 s-b
Dowitchers, but no sign of the Phalaropes, so I continued on North to the next inlet where there
were a lot of Canada Geese, but no shorebirds. I returned South along the lake and by scanning
ahead, saw a distant group of shorebirds on the sand/gravel peninsula. The closer I got, the
better it got as there were 4 Buff-breasted Sandpipers, 1 Baird's Sandpiper, and the Red
Phalarope, busily feeding in a kind of dry trough or depressed area that runs parallel to the
lake. I positioned myself with the sun to my back, for great looks at less than 30 yards. They
were still there when I left at about 7:40 AM. Also seen were Least, Semi-palmated and Spotted
Sandpipers. I'm guessing that the Red-necked Phalaropes are still in the area, possibly near the
boardwalk or along the Weisse Road access.

Good Birding,
Dan Sanders
Columbus, OH



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