As previously reported, both a red phalarope and two red-necked phalaropes were easily seen near Pelican Island. Also present there were a couple of short-billed dowitchers, at least one greater yellowlegs and a few lesser yellowlegs, and three Caspian terns. Highlights from the boardwalk were at least three American golden plovers and four buff-breasted sandpipers. A couple of blue-winged teal were there also, along with the usual assortment of ring-bill gulls, great egrets, double-crested cormorants, and many Canada geese. For those wondering about how to get to the Pelican Island location, here's my attempt at directions: park along the road near the gate to the East Shore Yacht (this is just north of Harlem Rd on the west side of Sunbury Rd). Inside the gate, find the abandoned road (more like a path), which is to the right. (Don't bother with the gravel road; it just goes to the real yacht club.) Proceed along the abandoned road for a several minute walk until you see many, many white plastic sleeves protecting plants (pine trees?) in fields to the right. Near the end of this forest of white cylinders, take the obvious path to the left down to the mudflats. The inlet where the phalaropes are hanging around is out several hundred yards pretty much dead ahead. -- Bill Heck ______________________________________________________________________ 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]