Arrived at about 4:30 pm.  No other birders there.  At first a few
yellowlegs were flying off to the south.  Oh no!  At first, I found only
yellowlegs, Killdeer and one Pectoral Sandpiper.  Then just as four
additional birders arrived, I found the bird on the shore of the inlet
bordered in back by a point of exposed mud.  At least five more birders
arrived while I was there until 6:30.  The juvenile Ruff moved closer as it
fed along the inlet allowing good looks at the scaly back and buffy neck
and breast and the bill which is thicker at the base and its length than
yellowlegs and slightly downward curved.  The light got poorer as the cloud
cover moved in, so the yellowlegs of the Ruff were seen with some
difficulty.  At least two of us saw the "U" shaped white on the tail and
rump when the Ruff made a short flight.  Two of us managed some photos that
may be OK.  I left at about 6:30.

When you arrive at Area N (There is a sign.), walk out the abandoned road
almost to the end where trees open up and the water and mudflats are on
your right, and you can see the boardwalk to the west.  All of us there
until 6:30 stayed on the path to scan for the Ruff.  Scopes are needed.
If you drive to Galena using Walnut Street from Rt 3, at the flashing red
light in Galena, go straight and park at the barrel and cable gate where
the road turns right.  The abandoned road path is straight ahead.  Special
thanks to Jason Simonis for finding this bird and getting the word out and
to Doreene Linzell for posting to Ohio Birds.
Jay

Jay G Lehman Cincinnati, OH
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