Ahh the Dirty Job of being the rule-keeper for a listserve eh Bill? Your point is true, advertising should be kept to a minimum, But I also agree that Jim is right very few would mind what Kim said, and it is applicable to Ohio's avi-fauna. I'm sure you didn't mean to say she had stepped accross the line too far, perhaps you were simply reminded of said rule. Anyways I want you all to know Kim, Bill, and Jim, that I love you all and would never miss a chance to promote you in advertisment form to this list or in any other arena. I enjoyed the show very much, having been there on a yet another "dirty-job's" work, the Watersnake Survey w/ the Snakelady I knew the Islands perils first hand, its really an incredible place, I'd like to go again. I like how Judy kept saying "its West-Sister Island" when Mike would call it Vomit-Island, haha. And of course I did see Kenn in disguise, good to see him, I'm always a fan. On a side-note .... I saw some birds today. Ethan listed mostly what was at Mosquito, interestingly most of the Spotted sandpipers that were there yesterday at both Conneaut and Mosquito were gone. Watch for Hummingbirds as they feed in the Jewel-weed as well as Common Yellowthroats, Red-eyed Vireos, Phoebes, and E. Wood-Pewees. Lots of Great Egrets about. I was glad to make it to Conneaut in the morning again because a Juvenile RED KNOT showed itself, flying around and confusing us untill it landed and we said, oh yes, its a Knot. Got some better pictures this time (well considering the light rainy conditions). Also there were some other birds as listed, slightly slower than yesterday perhaps. But an equally impressive showing of birders with the Kirtland bird club arriving along with some other folks. Glad to bird with all of you, it was a fun day. List: Red Knot - 1 Baird's Sandpiper - 1 was seen then Dan Sanders took a look in my scope and said, ahh there are two, and so there were, a good study. Least Sandpipers - fewer than the semi-palms today Semi-palmated Sandpiper - mostly Juvies Pectoral Sandpiper - 3 or so Short-billed Dowitcher - 17 or so, mostly Juveniles making I'd's a bit easier, even more easy when they took off and vocalized Sanderling- 5 or so, at least one in worn breeding, two or more juv. Lesser Yellowlegs - 2 Semi-palm Plovers Black-bellied Plovers - fly-bys Killdeer Greater Scaup - seen on the other side of the peninsula in the harbor area sort of a female looking bird. Got a good look at the wingstripe Blue-winged Teal - a pair Green Winged Teal - a pair Mallards Green Herons Ring-billed Gull Herring Gull Bonaparte's Gull - 2 Bald Eagle Belted Kingfisher - female on the break wall Yellow Warbler Bank Swallows Barn Swallows Cormorants Rock Pigeons - 1 was a real nice all white. I like ROPI's I plan on putting together an online album of the decent Shore-bird pictures I've been taking thru the scope, I will post a link when I have it together in case anyone wants to peruse to review their shorebirds and/or argue with how I've labeled them. :-) Good Birding please, - Ben Warner ________________________________________________________________________ AOL now offers free email to everyone. Find out more about what's free from AOL at AOL.com. ______________________________________________________________________ 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]