Whimbrels have started to appear on their southbound migrations. Jean Iron's shorebird report from last week http://www.birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/SHOR.html#1279502017 notes 21 adults seen in James Bay, ON. Those that show up in Ohio in the southbound migration tend to hang around a lot longer; Conneaut has been the most reliable spot recently. See http://www.ccb-wm.org/news/2010_spring/Hope_returns.html for stories on their prodigious movements; check out the links, too. The stand of dead trees on the west side of the Upper Sandusky Res (DeLorme 47-B6/7) has always looked good for red-headed woodpeckers, and while eating lunch there yesterday I finally spotted one. It was a young bird, so a family must have moved in. These birds are getting harder and harder to find, even though a century ago the species was far and away the state's most numerous woodpecker. Funny thing, I saw only one kestrel all day; this bird was said to be the state's most abundant raptor at one time. One thing their declines seem to have in common is ever fewer nest sites... Bill Whan Columbus ______________________________________________________________________ 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]