An unexpected 4 species of shorebirds were observed today at the Hardin Co. wetlands. They included: Killdeer 17 Am. Woodcock 1 Common Snipe 2 Pectoral Sandpiper 9 2 weeks earlier than last year Also there are unbelievable numbers of Lapland Longspurs on CH112 in Northern Wyandot Co. I estimate over 1,000 inds. this evening along with 2 Tundra Swans and large numbers of pintail and Canadian Geese. Rick Counts Wyandot Co. ______________________________________________________________________ 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]