This morning I had the most Wilson's Snipe that I have ever seen in one day. The total was 24 birds and I didn't even look very hard! If anyone needs close-up photos of these birds go to Benton Carroll Road ASAP. If you're coming from Toledo, it's the first right turn after the entrance to Magee Marsh (about a 1/2 mile). The first dike on the right has 11 birds near the end. After you pass the old barn, the next flooded area has at least 14 birds real close to the road! I would say about 30 feet away. Also look for Wood Duck as I usually see a pair in the back area near the wooded lot. Here are the ducks that were there this morning! 1. Gadwall 2. A. Wigeon 3. A. Black Duck 4. Mallard 5. Blue-winged Teal - 1 pair 6. N. Shoveler 7. N. Pintail - still 6 pairs; some real close! 8. Green-winged Teal 9. Ring-necked Duck 10. Great Egret - 1 further down the road on the river. The ducks are best here in the morning around 8:00 to 10:00 am. Then they leave for other places. PS. The Northern Shrike is still in the same area at Magee Marsh as of March 26, 2009. Plus I was over at the Ottawa National Wildlife Refuge yesterday and they have ducks everywhere. Christopher J. Knoll Education Director Black Swamp Bird Observatory 13551 West State Route 2 Oak Harbor, Ohio 43449 Phone: 419-898-4070 Fax: 419-898-1363 ______________________________________________________________________ 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]