Aparently the folks who saw the bittern aound 3:30 were the last ones to do so. It was a beautiful late afternoon at the marsh, with plenty of turtles and frogs and song sparrows and titmice, but, alas, no bittern. By the way, this is a very reliable spot for green herons every summer. Aaron Milenski Lakewood ______________________________________________________________________ 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]