I stopped briefly at Willow Point, 12:30-1:30 today. As reported earlier, water was being pumped into the south pond by the headquarters area. Just as I was walking back on the dike (which has just been mowed, making walking easier) one of the Wildlife men arrived and turned off the pump. I told him how scarce shorebird habitat was in Ohio and that we birders hoped he would not be raising the level of the north pond. He told me that they had no intention of pumping into the north pond (where the majority of shorebirds were before any pumping began) but that they might add more water to the south pond. Bird numbers seemed lower than my visit Wednesday (before the pumping began), but I had been there later in the day. Willow Point is still a great place for shorebirds. Species seen: Least, Semipalm, Stilt, and Pectoral Sandpipers, killdeer and a semipalm plover. Dowitchers and Yellowlegs (only saw lesser). Sheryl Young Sandusky **************It's only a deal if it's where you want to go. Find your travel deal here. (http://information.travel.aol.com/deals?ncid=aoltrv00050000000047) ______________________________________________________________________ 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]