Shorebird numbers and varieties way, way down. Solitary sp - 1 Lesser yellowlegs - 2 Peeps - 3 Pectoral sp - 3 Green-backed heron - 1 flyby Great egrets - 5 Great blue herons - 65+ Killdeer 165+ (Thanx to Rick Asamoto) Barn swallows Chimney swifts Common nighthawks Turkey vultures - kettle of 40+ Blue-winged teal - 7 Main pond is shrinking rapidly. Last week weatherman promised 4 days of rain, results zero. This week they're promising 7 days of rain. We're keeping our fingers crossed. Ed and Bev Neubauer Englewood, Ohio ______________________________________________________________________ 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]