Hey All, Just got back from a trip out to the Wellington Reservation of the Lorain County Metroparks. I went specifically to look for shorebirds and the trip did not disappoint. The wetlands that run through much of the grassy fields are quite low and in some places very muddy. Shorebirds seen: Least Sandpiper 20+ Semi-Palmated Sandpiper a few Pectoral Sandpiper 1 or two Solitary Sandpiper 10+ Spotted Sandpiper a couple Lesser Yellowlegs 10-15 Killdeer loads obviously Semi-Palmated Plover a couple One Sandpiper I couldn't ID I got some decent photos of the lesser yellowlegs that I will put up on rarebird probably sometime tonight after 9 pm. The grasslands were also teaming with bird activity. I wasn't actively trying to see and ID all the birds as I made my way from wetland to wetland but some birds I can positively ID: Eastern Phoebe Eastern Kingbird Eastern Bluebird Song Sparrow Field Sparrow Indigo Bunting male and female Goldfinch HUNDREDS Eastern Meadowlark Mallard Duck Blue-Winged Teal I think Catbird Robin Cooper's Hawk Juvie Great Blue Heron Flycatchers I can't ID these guys by sight Red-Bellied Woodpecker Turkey Vultures Canada Goose Also driving out to Wellington on the country roads I had a Red-Tailed Hawk and Kestrels on the powerlines. If you have never been to Wellington its definitely worth the effort and drive as there are birds everywhere. Take Care, Matt Vosniak ______________________________________________________________________ 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]