The UPSP's have been scarce this year with only 4 being seen. However, a juvenile showed up at the turn around on Industry Parkway Friday. Other sightings from the area include Trumpterer Swans in the lakes on the same road for the last 4 weeks. Spotted sanpiper hatchlings are also running around local lakes. As a follow up to the Mergs heard on Brushy Fork just before their safe date, a canoe trip down the creek two weeks later turned none up no sightings. A May 28th canoe trip down Cross Creek in Jefferson County turned up a Blackburnian but a recheck after the safe date was negative. Although I did see two 15# plus snapping turtles copulating. Scott Pendleton ______________________________________________________________________ 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]