Just got back from Springfield Lake. There was an American avocet roosting with the Canadas and ring-bills at Dodds Park---on the west side of the lake. There is enough of a drop to hide the bird and I didn't see it until I set up my scope about 30 yds away. It flushed out to just past the lilies and soon returned to the sandy edge of the lake. Fairly approachable. Also a few green-winged teals and ruddies. Peace, Gregory Bennett Akron OH We have this as a sure and steadfast anchor of the soul, a hope that enters into the inner place behind the curtain, where Jesus has gone as a forerunner on our behalf Hebrews 6:19, 20 ______________________________________________________________________ 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]