An interesting report from Kansas's famed shorebird spot Cheyenne Bottoms yesterday included the following: 20+ killdeers 13 greater yellowlegs 1 lesser yellowlegs 4 Baird's sandpipers 1 least sandpiper One freakishly early shorebird would be just that, interesting but freakish, and the killdeers are unremarkable. But the other four species showing up this early makes you wonder if something larger may be going on. Air temp there ranged from 18-43 degrees F yesterday, by the way. Don't expect Baird's as they seldom pass this far east on their run to the breeding grounds. Still, they could show up (Peterjohn says there are no Ohio specimen records, but there are in fact two) but probably not for a month. Cheyenne Bottoms is at just about exactly the same latitude as southernmost Ohio. 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]