After many trips to Ceasar Creek which ended counting the large flock of Ring-billed Gulls I was thrilled to see an adult Franklin's Gull sleeping behind one of them. I watched this beautiful bird for about an hour and called Beth Mitchell who was good enough to come out to confirm the ID. I hope this is a good omen for the fall migration Happy Birder Cheers, Larry Gara ______________________________________________________________________ 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]