I've received a few helpful comments following my request for information about shorebird habitat at Big Island Wildlife Area and Pickerington Ponds Metropark. The gist of the remarks is that Pickerington Ponds has good-looking mudflats, but has yet to accumulate many shorebirds, while Big Island has too much water and too much vegetation. Killdeer Plains does have some mudflats and some shorebirds. Hoover Reservoir has good-looking habitat, but even there, shorebird numbers are still somewhat limited. I have also heard a rumor that one of the impoundments on the walking trail at Ottawa National Wildlife Refuge has been drawn down for shorebirds. Has anyone been there? Many thanks to all who responded. Happy birding, Paul Gardner Columbus, OH ______________________________________________________________________ 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]