I only live about 10 minutes from this area, so I grabbed the binoculars and headed out. I was able to relocate the Snowy Egret in the original place sighted which was in the marshy area to the south of the car wash. Despite the rain, I had a good look of this guy fishing. In addition to mallards in the area, I found what I believed to be Common Pintails. I am still fairly new at this, so a confirmation would be appreciated. I also have a link to a picture attached. The quality isn't great, but maybe someone can tell from that. www.flickr.com/photos/54181712@N07/5731041657/sizes/l/in/photostream/ Thanks, Ron -----Original Message----- From: Ohio birds [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Dave Slager Sent: Tuesday, May 17, 2011 3:52 PM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: [Ohio-birds] Snowy Egret - Franklin Co. 17 May 2011 This afternoon I got a tip from Bill Whan that John Watts found a Snowy Egret this morning along Georgesville Rd. At 3pm I had the bird in the pond S of the car wash on Norton Rd just S of Georgesville Rd. The bird then flew to the pond in the apartment complex NW of the corner of Norton Rd and Georgesville Rd. Check Google maps before you go; there are several other candidate ponds in the area. Photos are on my flickr site: http://www.flickr.com/photos/daveslager/5730826917/in/photostream Good birding, Dave Slager Columbus, Ohio ______________________________________________________________________ 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] ______________________________________________________________________ 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]