There were at least 4 Virginia Rail at Spring Valley WA yesterday near dusk. John Habig, Rebecca Elefonte and I parked at the boardwalk lot, and walked west on the (muddy) trail around the marsh, where two were seen past the bend. At least two more vocalized at the end of the boardwalk, and were also seen! We also viewed at least 3 Fox Sparrow, numerous Swamp Sparrows, Red-winged Blackbirds and Rusty Blackbirds. Laura Keene Mason, OH ______________________________________________________________________ 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]