Compared to Regina Schieltz postings from the 27th and 28th of Jul 2010, there has been an increase in the number of shorebirds, probably due to increasing area of mudflats. This very peaceful birding spot deserves regular coverage. . . Location: Woods Road, Darke County, Ohio Observation date: 7/31/10 Notes: TIME: 1515 - 1645 CONDITIONS: 70 - 72F, wind SE 5-10, overcast with scattered light rain showers COVERAGE: Pond/mudflats on east side of Woods Road west of Ansonia and Rossburg in Darke County, Ohio MAMMALS: None Other Observers: Karen A. Shrader Number of species: 23 Mute Swan - Cygnus olor 2 Young cygnet following adult Wood Duck - Aix sponsa 12 Mallard - Anas platyrhynchos 42 Great Blue Heron - Ardea herodias 5 Cooper's Hawk - Accipiter cooperii 1 Semipalmated Plover - Charadrius semipalmatus 1 Killdeer - Charadrius vociferus 100 Spotted Sandpiper - Actitis macularius 3 Solitary Sandpiper - Tringa solitaria 10 Lesser Yellowlegs - Tringa flavipes 5 Least Sandpiper - Calidris minutilla 40 Baird's Sandpiper - Calidris bairdii 1 Pectoral Sandpiper - Calidris melanotos 40 Mourning Dove - Zenaida macroura 2 American Crow - Corvus brachyrhynchos 5 Purple Martin - Progne subis 1 Barn Swallow - Hirundo rustica 20 Savannah Sparrow - Passerculus sandwichensis 1 Song Sparrow - Melospiza melodia 1 Indigo Bunting - Passerina cyanea 3 One fledgling who decided the inside of our car would be interesting - had quite a time getting it out! Dickcissel - Spiza americana 5 Red-winged Blackbird - Agelaius phoeniceus 50 Eastern Meadowlark - Sturnella magna 8 This report was generated automatically by eBird v2(http://ebird.org <http://ebird.org/> ) **KHN Confidentiality Notice** This message and the accompanying document or attachments may contain information which is privileged and/or confidential. If you are not the intended recipient, you may not review, discuss, disclose, copy, or distribute the contents of this message. If you have received this information in error, please immediately contact the Kettering Health Network representative whose number is listed on the message and destroy all evidence of this correspondence. ______________________________________________________________________ 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]