The Franklin's Gull previously reported by Charlotte Mathena was found by Larry Gara and me this morning at the Caesar Creek beach. Photos can be found at: https://picasaweb.google.com/118315453902143452190/CaesarCreekFranklinSGull02 Details are available at my eBird posting. We had not seen Charlotte's post when we left, so we hit the campground first. There was no sign of any of the rare birds reported from there in recent days. The most notable sighting was 490 Mallards. I don't think I have ever had such an assemblage of this species at Caesar Creek. Cheers, Bob -- Robert D Powell Congress Farm Research Institute Wilmington, OH, USA [log in to unmask] http://rdp1710.wordpress.com Nulla dies sine aves ______________________________________________________________________ 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]