I had an opportunity to visit the Conneaut sandspit yesterday afternoon at about 3PM. It was raining pretty hard. In my opinion, this is the best time to bird here this time of year; you normally have the beach to yourself in the rain!     Here are the highlights:
 
Caspian Tern    35+
Forster's Tern    16+  Resting on the sand, no vocalizations, tails 
                              projecting past wings
Dunlin    5  All in near breeding plumage
Lesser Yellowlegs    3
Northern Pintail    1 male
American Widgeon    1 pair
Blue-winged Teal     2 pair
Red-breasted Merganser    2 female
Bonaparte's Gull    22+  
Black-crowned Night-Heron    4 adults
Great Black-backed Gull    30+  All stages of plumage
Belted Kingfisher    1
 
        Craig Holt and I had a chance to visit. He was leaving as I was arriving. He reported seeing a Lesser Black-backed Gull earlier.
 
                                     Bob Lane
                          Damascus, Mahoning County
 
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