Great mudflats have finally emerged with the draining of Lorain Impoundment, and they were teeming with sandpipers late this afternnon:
 
Black-bellied Plover  1
Semipalmated Plover  61
Lesser Yellowlegs  4
Semipalmated Sandpiper  60
Least Sandpiper  40
Dunlin  25
 
There is a orange "snow" fence being erected along the western edge, but no signage of any sort yet.
 
A Common Loon passed over Valley City (Medina Co) mid-day, today...seems like quite a few are lingering this year.
 
Good birding -
Gabe Leidy
Sheffield Lake

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