The purple gallinule was still there Wednesday evening as of 6:15 p.m.--a very beautiful bird! And so cooperative for birders. . . and well worth the drive after work! Anyone still needing directions--Columbia Reservation was easy to find: I-71 to Rte 82 Royalton Rd just past the Rte 252 intersection (traffic light), on the south side of the road. The paved path forks--take the left fork and the gallinule is in the near end of the pond on the right. Signs also point the way. Pam Jordan Ashland, OH _________________________________________________________________ Hotmail is redefining busy with tools for the New Busy. Get more from your inbox. http://www.windowslive.com/campaign/thenewbusy?ocid=PID28326::T:WLMTAGL:ON:WL:en-US:WM_HMP:042010_2 ______________________________________________________________________ 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]