Thanks to Lindsay Deering for passing this along, and my apologies for saying that there had been no official word on the change. I had missed the Division of Wildlife press release from the 18th and I think perhaps most birders had missed it. Kenn K. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Deering, Lindsay" <[log in to unmask]> To: <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Monday, September 21, 2009 1:08 PM Subject: Re: [Ohio-birds] Magee road not closed 9/21 This is true - the text below is from a Division of Wildlife news release with the update about the change in closure dates. -Lindsay Deering ----- Due to the chance of rain on Monday the road repairs have not been approved by ODOT and the dates of closure are extended. NEWS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 18, 2009 MAGEE MARSH WILDLIFE AREA TEMPORARY ROAD CLOSURE Oak Harbor, OH - The Magee Marsh Wildlife Area road will be closed to all traffic for Two(2) days, depending upon the weather conditions for road repairs. The tentative dates for these repairs are scheduled for the week of September 21st through the 25th . The road will be closed to all visitors from the entrance point at State Route 2 to the beach parking lots to allow for necessary road repairs and resurfacing work. Subsequently, access to the Sportsmen Migratory Bird Center and all trails will be closed during the repair work. Once the road repairs are complete, the wildlife area will be reopened. Patrick Baranowski Magee Marsh Wildlife Area (419) 898-0960 ext. 30 -or- ODNR Division of Wildlife, District Two (419) 424-5000 ______________________________________________________________________ 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]