one (1) tame purple sandpiper was feeding on the breakwall to the lighthouse all morning (at least until we left at 9: 45 am) and the first-winter franklin's gull was observed all morning at the mouth of the grand river. ______________________________________________________________________ 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]