Hello All, Thanks to Gabe Leidy for yesterday's post on diminutive shorebirds at the Lorain Impoundment. All 5 Ohio "peeps" were still present today just before noon. All birds were observed at relatively close range including 3 juvie Bairds, 1 adult White-rumped, and 1 juvie Western sandpiper. Mosquitoes were not a problem there today. Further West at Medusa Marsh, and scoped from the exit SR 2 west-bound exit ramp, the Tri-colored Heron was foraging among 8 or so Snowy Egrets in the middle of the impoundment. The TCHE was barely visible with bins, so a scope is highly recommended. Another update from the Bellevue area near the railroad tracks on T292 (Riddle Rd)... Water is still present in all 4 quadrants of this intersection but is evaporating rapidly, so this may be the last weekend for decent shorebird habitat there. Eight-ten of the more expected shorebird species were found, and in good numbers, but today's highlight was 12 Buff-breasted Sandpipers that spent most of their time in the SW quadrant, in the drier yellow-grass area. The Marbled Godwit, Wilson's and Red-necked Phalaropes, reported earlier, were not present, but the Peregrine Falcon and an American Kestrel kept things stirred up from time to time. Good Birding! Dan Sanders Powell, OH ______________________________________________________________________ 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]