Today was just a BEAUTIFUL day for the 37th Walk with Nature along the Miami-Erie Canal from St Marys to the Forty Acre Pond. Along the trail we saw many Cedar Waxwings, Yellow Rumps, N Flicker, and Robins. And we probably missed many others but the trail was busy and noisy with hikers. Yesterday, the Dave Dister graciously allowed me to join his Audubon group from Dayton at the St Marys Fish Hatchery. There, we saw, Greater and Lesser Yellowlegs, Least Sandpipers, Longbilled Dowitcher, Killdeer, Ringbilled Gulls, a Franklin Gull, Redtail Hawk, Double crested Cormorants, Bairds Sandpiper, Pectoral sandpiper and MANY Tree Swallows and a Chimney Swift surprised us. Today, the fish hatchery was barren! No LSB's! We also saw a bird of different plumage. I'll try to attach the photo (which isn't very good - but maybe you can see well enough to advise as to its species!) --- OK, I'll post it (try to) on the OOS site. Sorry. Oh, by the way, our TWO Bald Eagle nests are beginning to remodel their nests!! And the immatures are still hanging around, waiting for their travel itineraries and visas. Jill Bowers Auglaize County ______________________________________________________________________ Ohio-birds mailing list, a service of the Ohio Ornithological Society. Our thanks to Miami University for hosting this mailing list. You can join or leave the list, or change your options, at: http://listserv.muohio.edu/scripts/wa.exe?LIST=OHIO-BIRDS