Our purple martins left earlier this week....................the barn swallows are still very busy. Prothonotary warblers still along the boardwalk...... I think most of us would agree on the following two statements 1. Today's kids do not get outside often enough 2. WE all need to encourage and support young birders With that in mind, I hope you will make plans to attend the Lake Erie Wing Watch Weekend, September 22-33 with your favorite young person. There will be various events going on in both Erie and Ottawa counties as well as the islands. There will be bird walks (just in time for fall migration) and birder breakfasts both days. Special Saturday evening performance by Foster Brown, well known naturalist and singer from the Cleveland Area. All of the details can be found at www.LakeErieWingWatch.com You can also find LEWW on Facebook or contact me to snail mail you a schedule. Most events are free but some do require pre-registration. Happy Birding Mary L. Warren Wildlife Communications Specialist Magee Marsh Wildlife Area 13229 W. State Route 2 Oak Harbor, OH 43449 419-898-0960 #31 419-898-4017 Fax [log in to unmask] Keep the WILD in Ohio..........find out how you can help at www.wildstampohio.com "I go to nature to be soothed and healed , and to have my senses put in order." John Burroughs ______________________________________________________________________ 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]