I find fifteen reports of tricolored herons (not counting repeated sightings at the same locality) this decade in the state. Six have been widely scattered (Conneaut, Mallard Club, Catawba Isl, Cuyahoga/Lake/Washington counties), but nine have come from the Sandusky Bay area (Medusa, Pickerel & Pipe Creek WAs, Sheldon Marsh SNP), all apparently adults as I recall. Does Sandusky Bay have the lion's share of habitat preferred by this species? Up until the mid-'80s, however, most tric records come from the ONWR area, and very few from the Bay. Or perhaps there is a single bird involved recently. Records range from April to 2008's September dates, the latest in recent years. Go figure. Bill Whan Columbus ______________________________________________________________________ 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]