Excellent report, Kim, thanks! That brings the number of Purple Gallinules to four that I know of: Medina County; the famous Lorain County/Columbia Reservation bird; one that was brought to Brukner Nature Center in Miami County, and this bird. One has to wonder how many others are skulking through the lily pads out there. Or in much more atypical places. The Medina bird was foraging on a lawn and hiding under thick spruce trees. Purple Gallinules often show up in really odd places far from water. It'll be interesting to see if any more of these beautiful birds are found. Jim McCormac Jim McCormac Ohio Division of Wildlife 2045 Morse Rd., G-2 Columbus, OH 43229 614-265-6440 -----Original Message----- From: Ohio birds [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Kim Kaufman Sent: Wednesday, May 05, 2010 8:43 AM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: [Ohio-birds] PURPLE GALLINULE / Lake Erie Marshes Hello Everyone, A very kind gentleman walked into Black Swamp Bird Observatory this morning and calmly announced that he had an injured Purple Gallinule in a box. I'll admit that I was a bit skeptical as I looked into the box, but when I did (I won't tell you exactly what I said) but, it was indeed a PURPLE GALLINULE!!!!! I'll post photos of this gorgeous bird on the BSBO facebook page at www.facebook.com/bsbobird The bird was found in a private marsh area about 5 miles east of BSBO headquarters. It appears to have struck something and, other than acting as if it is a bit confused, seems alert and in tact. We called Mona Rutger and the bird is on its way to Back to the Wild, a wildlife rehab in Castalia, Ohio. Hopefully it will regain its senses and can be released soon. On a songbird migration note... It appears that we've had a significant influx of birds overnight. I had a report for the Observatory's songbird banding station that they had more than 20 species of warblers and were only half way through the daily point counts. The boardwalk at Magee Marsh is great today - not big numbers of anything - but great diversity. So, if you can, GO BIRDING! Thanks, Kimberly Kaufman Executive Director Black Swamp Bird Observatory 13551 West State Route 2 Oak Harbor, Ohio 43449 419-898-4070 www.bsbobird.org www.ohioyoungbirders.org www.biggestweekinamericanbirding.com Follow us on Twitter: www.twitter.com/BSBOBIRD Become a fan on Facebook: www.facebook.com/BSBOBIRD ______________________________________________________________________ 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] ______________________________________________________________________ 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]