I was out prowling for shorebirds this evening at the Battelle Darby Metro Park "Grain Elevator" wetlands (Map: https://people.mbi.ohio-state.edu/hurtado.10/docs/battelle-darby-mp-wetlands.html) and bumped into Dave & Emily Slager. After comparing notes, Dave pointed out a Short-billed Dowitcher and a nearby singing Henslow's Sparrow that I'd missed. The Henslow's was a state bird for me and I think a lifer for Emily. I had my recording gear on hand, and my son Alex strapped to my chest (not ideal for looking through optics or recording birds!) but Emily and Dave were kind enough to baby sit for a couple of minutes while I recorded the Henslow's. See the eBird checklist below for a list of shorebirds, and an audio clip of the Henslow's Sparrow. http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S11258994 Good birding, Paul Hurtado Columbus, 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]