Wednesday, September 7, 2011, 9-11:45 a.m. Lorain Impoundment, Lorain, Ohio Observers: Bill Deininger, Bob Finkelstein, Paula Lozano, Toni Salvadori When we arrived, Larry Richardson directed our attention to the Whimbrels feeding in the grassy area between the west dike and the parking lot. In addition, he told us what he had seen in the east ponds and NW woodlot. Our group's highlights included: Green-winged Teal Common Gallinule Plovers: Semipalmated,Killdeer Sandpipers: Spotted, Greater & Lesser Yellowlegs, Whimbrel 2, Semipalmated, Least, White-rumped 1, Stilt 3, Short-billed Dowitcher Red-necked Phalarope 1 Flycatchers: Eastern Wood-Pewee 1, Yellow-bellied 1, Least 1 Vireos: Warbling 1,Philadelphia 1,Red-eyed 1 Warblers: Chestnut-sided, Magnolia, Blackburnian, Blackpoll, American Redstart, Wilson's NOTE: Workmen were putting orange fencing in place to restrict access to the dike. By the time we left, NO TRESPASSING signs were appearing along the perimeter. Paula Lozano Lakewood, 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]