Yes, Franklin Co shorebirds, five species at the brand-new Darby Creek wetlands, seen this morning in wind and rain: 35 pectoral sandpipers* ~20 greater yellowlegs* 2 lesser yellowlegs* several Wilson's snipes killdeers also two Bonaparte's gulls coming into alternate plumage harriers both teals, pintails, gadwalls, mallards, not a goose to be seen. All viewed from the two safe pull-offs on the road; many ponds are not yet visible from there (asterisks indicate species new to the Franklin Co year list, T=130) Elsewhere, no Smith's longspurs seen along Seeds Rd, but some lovely habitat near the northernmost right-angle bend.** At Green Lawn Cemetery, randy Canada geese are keeping the feeders mostly empty, but we had a nice flock of fox sparrows, with a couple singing their oriolish song, by the bridge and a couple of pine warblers, siskins, red-breasted nuthatch, etc. at the Pit. Six great egrets, ~50 cormorants, six herring gulls, bald eagle at Greenlawn Dam. Apparently the yellow-crowned night-herons have not yet arrived. A a bit farther north up the Creek, Jeffrey Park is quite birdy with several winter wrens in full song. Bill Whan **for those interested, the county dump is, contrary to rumor, NOT the county's highest elevation, mostly because it lies in the lowest part of the area. The exact low spot is just where the Scioto crosses into Pickaway County maybe five miles to the east. ______________________________________________________________________ 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]