This morning Tim & I headed to Big Island to look for the Ruff. We arrived about 9:30; there were already several cars of people looking in various locations. After about 20 minutes or so of searching, it was located in a pool west of Herr Rd. (4 telephone poles) on the north side of Rt 95. We watched it for about 15-20 minutes & we all saw it fly off to the west. Many of us then drove on to the Observation Platform where it was relocated in a pool straight north of the platform. Many very good looks as he fed & preened. He walks very fast! In addition to seeing people from all over Ohio, we also noticed license plates from West Virginia, Massachusets, even Minnesota! And Tim & I seemed to be the only ones for whom this was a life bird. Laura Dornan Louisville ______________________________________________________________________ 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]