The silliest, tamest Whimbrel that I've encountered remained at Lorain this afternoon, emphatically foraging throughout the area - walking right up to the dike, zooming past mere feet from my head, and twice landing out in the parking lot. Three avocets were also present, a single White-rumped Sandpiper, and a juv. Stilt Sandpiper. A Lesser Black-backed Gull was west of the river, and the beach at Lakeview Park hosted four Great Black-backed Gulls and 25 Bonaparte's. Good birding - Gabe Leidy Sheffield Lake ______________________________________________________________________ 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]