The black-necked stilt reported yesterday at Acton Lake was present again at about 10:30 am. For those wishing to try their luck, Acton Lake is in Hueston Woods SP in southern Preble County (SW Ohio), just north of the Butler Co. line. The bird is frequenting the northwest finger of the lake, which is a shallow area formed as the stream feeding the lake spreads out into the lake. This morning's sighting was across a small inlet from the parking area where many boats are stored, which in turn is just behind (west of) the Nature Center. The bird also has been seen from the group campground area, which is on the other side of the stream/inlets. The parking lot mentioned above is easily accessible from the park entrance for the nature center -- just follow the signs and you will see all the boats on trailers in the parking lot. The group campgrounds also are easily accessible -- the gravel road back to the camp sites is closed temporarily to vehicles, but you can park nearby and walk for a few hundred yards to the sites. (I parked at the bike rental place, which was closed yesterday, directly across from the road to the group campgrounds; if the bike rental stand is open, it would be prudent to ask if parking there is OK.) Group camp site 2 (clearly marked) affords a good view of the area; if the bird is not seen there, group camp site 1 is worth checking. In both cases, walk across the campground to the edge of the lake. Bill Heck ______________________________________________________________________ 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]