The migrants haven't returned to Spring Valley, but the birdwatchers have. I was one of at least nine birders nosing around various parts of the wildlife area (location here<http://www.ohiobirds.org/birdingsites/showsite.php?Site_ID=87>). The wind was blowing hard enough to make scanning from the observation tower an exercise in character-building. The coot population is still holding at about 500, down from over 1,000 ten days ago. Frank Frick and I heard at least two Soras and both of us independently heard at least two Sandhill Cranes as we were returning to the boardwalk parking lot. Other sitings included a flock of seven yellowlegs (sp) flying over the observation platform and a House Wren at the feeding station (which still doesn't have any feed in it). Cheers, Bob -- Robert D Powell Wilmington, OH, USA [log in to unmask] http://rdp1710.wordpress.com Nulla dies sine linea ______________________________________________________________________ Ohio-birds mailing list, a service of the Ohio Ornithological Society. Our thanks to Miami University for hosting this mailing list. Additional discussions can be found in our forums, at www.ohiobirds.org/forum/. You can join or leave the list, or change your options, at: http://listserv.muohio.edu/scripts/wa.exe?LIST=OHIO-BIRDS Send questions or comments about the list to: [log in to unmask]