Some good news and interesting photos from Jean Iron's yearly summaries
of shorebird movements in Ontario are at
http://birding.aba.org/message.php?mesid=752208&MLID=ON&MLNM=Ontario  .
        Be aware that many good shorebird mudflats in Ohio wildlife areas will
be flooded soon for the 1 Sept kick-off of the teal shooting season. I
must admit that the area managers could keep these areas flooded through
August, but they often wait until the last minute, as far as I know to
accommodate non-game migrants.
        Be aware also that the ID challenges for shorebirders will be changing
week by week now. Most adult shorebirds abandon their young in the
arctic to head south ahead of them, and by this time the juvenile birds
of many species will be taking their places at migratory stopovers. It's
anybody's guess how these youngsters know where to go on their
unaccompanied first migration; that's part of the miracle, but they do
tend to move more haltingly and wander more often than their elders, so
that makes things extra interesting.
bill whan
columbus

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