This morning was a combination of mercy mission and birding field trip. Darlene Sillick, a wonderful person, nature lover, birder and "adopted daughter", is off her feet due to surgery, and because of this has been house bound. Cabin Fever sets in and you have to get out. We took Darlene to the Hoover Nature Preserve Boardwalk at Area M in Galena, a break she really needed. The weather was pleasant with a slight breeze, so we rolled out to a vantage point on the boardwalk and settled in to enjoy the birds. This time they had to come to us. The little blue heron obliged and stayed in front of us the entire time we there, as it preened, fed and waded. Several ospreys flew around and landed in the trees across the cove and the shorebirds came and went in small flocks, stopping long enough for us to enjoy their presence. While we were there about 8 birders we knew came out on the boardwalk and Darlene got to visit with friends. Just getting out made it a better day, but with everyone coming by while we were there it was a very good morning. Species of general interest included: Double-crested Cormorants Little Blue Heron Blue-winged Teal Osprey Semipalmated Plover Greater Yellowlegs Lesser Yellowlegs Spotted Sandpiper Semipalmated Sandpiper Least Sandpiper Pectoral Sandpiper 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]