Spent a couple of hours at Englewood Main Metropark today.  Saw a lot  of
old friends including the 2 immature bald eagles that put on a very nice
aerial display for a number of us old-timers and some new-timers.

The mudflats are starting to appear across the pond (scope  necessary).  A
lot of killdeer appeared overnight--100+ or more.  Had  one spotted
sandpiper--likely a local nester, and one peep--probably a  semi-palmated sandpiper.
 It was very small next to a killdeer, relatively  larger bill, dark legs,
and stayed in the water.  Cape May Bird Observatory  (CMBO) people consider
this a very positive sign that it was not a least  sandpiper.  Least
sandpipers don't like to get their feet wet as a  rule.  Maybe these sandpipers
were a sign of good things coming.

Also had three calling belted kingfishers fly by.

And most of the "regular stuff"

Ed and Bev Neubauer
Englewood, Ohio
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