I found 1 WILSON’S SNIPE while walking along the east bank of the Great Miami River, just south of the dam in Hamilton, Ohio, today around 12:30 p.m. The bird was hidden amongst the weeds along the rocky shore and let out a loud “ski-ap” when it flushed. The bird had the tell-tale field marks of a long bill, striped head and zebra-striped sides. This is most likely one of the three birds that Mike Busam had on the Hamilton-Fairfield Christmas Bird Count a few weeks ago. Thanks to Mike on the tip on where the birds have been hanging out. Trip list: Canada Goose – 500 Mallard – 25 Hooded Merganser – 9 Great Blue Heron – 4 WILSON’S SNIPE - 1 -Mark Gilsdorf Cincinnati ______________________________________________________________________ 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]