2 Snowy Egrets were an unexpected surprise below the bridge. David A. Brinkman 1631 Kellywood Ave. Cincinnati, OH 45238 [log in to unmask] Middle Childhood Education, Xavier University Sent from my iPhone Begin forwarded message: > From: [log in to unmask] > Date: July 27, 2012 3:42:05 PM EDT > To: [log in to unmask] > Subject: eBird Report - Lost Bridge, Jul 27, 2012 > > Lost Bridge, Hamilton, US-OH > Jul 27, 2012 9:57 AM - 10:27 AM > Protocol: Stationary > Comments: Brief stop at exposed flats. A check of the sandbars below the bridge revealed the snowy egrets. <br />Submitted from BirdLog NA for iOS, version 1.4.4 > 21 species (+1 other taxa) > > Canada Goose 6 > Mallard 4 > Great Blue Heron 14 > Snowy Egret 2 Perched on fallen logs. Viewed in scope some 80+ yards distant. Yellow lores and feet clearly seen on both birds. Dark bill and legs. All white plumage. Great blues not close enough for size comparisons. > Green Heron 1 > Turkey Vulture 1 > Killdeer 20 > Spotted Sandpiper 1 > Solitary Sandpiper 2 > Lesser Yellowlegs 1 > Pectoral Sandpiper 2 > peep sp. 2 > Short-billed Dowitcher 1 > Rock Pigeon 1 > Mourning Dove 3 > Downy Woodpecker 1 > American Crow 2 > Horned Lark 2 > Cliff Swallow 30 > House Wren 1 > Indigo Bunting 1 > American Goldfinch 2 > > This report was generated automatically by eBird v3 (http://ebird.org) ______________________________________________________________________ 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]