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Thanks for the posting, Justin. I do not mean to hijack the excitement of
this sighting, but I feel the need to share some information about the Camp
Perry facility and the fact that Piping Plovers have been found on the beach
at the facility multiple times over the years.

 It is very important that birders document the presence of this Federally
Endangered species at the Camp Perry beach since (as far as anyone knows...)
they are still planning to install a very large wind turbine at that
facility. Both state and federal wildlife agencies have voiced their serious
concern over this location (multiple times over the last few years) both in
meetings and in formal documents.  But with the guidelines for wind energy
development having no regulatory "teeth" in this country, Camp Perry could
still go forward with the project.

BSBO has put forth significant effort to try and convince Camp Perry
officials not to install a wind turbine in this very sensitive area.  BSBO
submitted a letter to officials at Camp Perry officials, Congresswoman Marcy
Kaptur, and many Ohio Lawmakers. Many organizations signed on in support of
our position. They include, American Bird Conservancy, American Birding
Association, League of Ohio Sportsmen, Grange Insurance Audubon Center,
Black Swamp Conservancy, Ohio Ornithological Society, Ohio Wetlands
Association, Indiana Audubon Society, Toledo Naturalists' Association,
Greater Mohican Audubon Society, and Kelleys Island Audubon.  The following
organizations also wrote independent letters in support of our position on
this project:  National Audubon Society, American Birding Association, The
Nature Conservancy, Ohio Environmental Council, Ottawa County Visitors'
Bureau, Ducks Unlimited. We made a  formal request to Camp Perry (under the
Freedom of Information Act) for documents related to the this project
resulted in ZILCH!  We got nothing from them. And, unless BSBO is willing to
wade into litigation to force them to turn over the documents, there doesn't
seem to be much more we can do at this point but wait for them to make their
next move.

For more details on this project and BSBO's efforts toward responsible wind
energy development in areas of migratory bird stopover habitat in the Lake
Erie marsh region, visit the BSBO website homepage and scroll down.
www.bsbobird.org

Kimberly Kaufman
Executive Director
Black Swamp Bird Observatory
Oak Harbor, Ohio 43449
419-898-4070


-----Original Message-----
From: Ohio birds [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Justin
Bosler
Sent: Tuesday, August 20, 2013 5:15 PM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: [Ohio-birds] Piping Plover - Camp Perry Beach (Ottawa Co.)

Hello all,

There is currently a juvenile Piping Plover on the west beach at Camp Perry
in Lacarne. First spotted around 4:45 PM. West beach is west of the lookout
tower.

Good birding,
Justin Bosler

Sent from my iPhone
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