Just before sunset on May 1st, four willets were on the beach at Deer Creek State Park. Apparently this has been a good year for finding them as they are being seen in good numbers throughout much of the state. Among them were several Caspian terns and about 10 forster's terns, several herring gulls and many ring-billed gulls. About four common loons were in the lake, all of them still showing winter plumage. In the wetlands along New Holland Road there were two sandhill cranes and a large amount of lesser and greater yellowlegs plus several Wilson's snipes. Several species of ducks including ruddy, ring-necked and wigeon were also observed. A male Blackburnian warbler bouncing around a cottonwood near the marsh finished the day. ______________________________________________________________________ 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]