Forwarding this on behalf of local expert John Herman:
BW

      Recently, there has been some lack of communication on the part
of birders, to security personnel, about the upland sandpipers at the
Mansfield Lahm airport.
      I have spoken with airport officials, who request that birders
use some discretion and communicate with security if requested, while
viewing the uplands at the airport.
      The Mansfield airport is an airforce base.
      I believe it just requires a little common sense and
communication on the part of birders, for us to enjoy this incredible,
endangered shorebird. We don't want the airport "bird-proofed", with
uplands no longer nesting there.
      There are currently few Ohio locations where this shorebird
nests, alarmingly fewer than were recorded during the 1980s breeding
bird atlas.
      I have one final request. Please do not play an upland sandpiper
call recording to get the birds "at your feet." This endangered
shorebird does not need harassment.
      Thank you for your cooperation.

      John Herman      [log in to unmask]

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