Thanks to Jen for this timely alert!  With a record drought in Texas and flooding in the Great Plains we should all be watchful this summer, even when we're not out birding.  When you drive to and from work, plan a few extra minutes and drive home a different route.  Pass some fields or ponds or areas that are wet where it is not usually wet.  Or drive a little slower with your windows down and just listen while you're driving.  You may just be surprised by what you find.

With the drought in the South I expect post breeding dispersal of the waders to be good this year.  In particular white-faced, glossy, and white ibis, little blue and tricolored herons, and maybe even wood stork or spoonbills.  Who knows?  And what will shorebird migration look like this year?  In only a month or so we'll full into fall shorebirding here in Ohio.

Thanks again, Jen.  That message is spot on.

-greg miller,
sugarcreek, oh

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