Jim Fry and I stopped at the Area M boardwalk this afternoon at about 1:45. The fishermen were gone and the birds were back. As noted by Andy Sedwell, the little blue heron continues to be cooperative, feeding leisurely along the area just off the boardwalk. The little blue paid us little attention and kept getting closer and closer. A great egret flew in and joined it and as they foraged side by side their differences become very apparent. There were three osprey present, two adults and the juvenile, and about 8 blue-winged teal. The latter kept calling, probably looking for more free room and board. The overall shorebird numbers were moderate with about 150 individuals about. The shorebirds we observed from the boardwalk include: Semipalmated Plover (10-15) Killdeer (150+) Greater Yellowlegs (4) Lesser Yellowlegs (15-20) Solitary Sandpiper (1) Spotted Sandpiper (25) Semipalmated Sandpiper (75+) Least Sandpiper (60+) Pectoral Sandpiper (15) Short-billed Dowitcher (2) From the boardwalk we next went to the northeast shore mudflats. At this location we located an immature bald eagle and a good number of shorebirds. The shorebirds at this location include: Semipalmated Plover (40+) Killdeer (150+) Greater Yellowlegs (5) Lesser Yellowlegs (50+) Spotted Sandpiper (35) Semipalmated Sandpiper (80+) Least Sandpiper (65+) Pectoral Sandpiper (35+) Short-billed Dowitcher (5) Charlie Bombaci Hoover Nature Preserve Delorme 58 C (2) & (3) ************************************** Get a sneak peek of the all-new AOL at http://discover.aol.com/memed/aolcom30tour ______________________________________________________________________ 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]