Just got off the phone with Jim Schott, the area manager at Pipe Creek Wildlife Area in Erie County. They are closing the area today in preparation for teal season, but it will reopen again on Sept. 12 and be open through Sept. 23. So there will be more opportunities for birding this fall at Pipe Creek. Jim is maintaining the status quo at the area as far as water levels, but of course Mother nature can change that in a hurry. Jim is very happy that he can accommodate birders as well as the teal hunters at this location. 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]