Nine Great Egrets were seen in the east end of Cowan Lake today. They were visible only from the bluff above the Lotus Cove observation deck. Great Egrets have been seem here daily since 27 Apr, but only once before in these numbers (Bob Foppe, 5 May). Shorebirds continue to be seen in Lotus Cove, but in somewhat smaller numbers owing most probably to decreasing mud flats as the lake level continues to rise slowly. Today's numbers: 6 Great Blue Heron 9 Great Egret 10 Lesser Yellowlegs 4 Solitary Sandpiper 8 Spotted Sandpiper 3 Least Sandpiper 2 Semipalmated Plover 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]