arrived @ Conneaut this morning as the gate was opened @ 7 AM 73* strong winds S-SW Shorebirds were - SPPlover - 11+ LSandpiper - 8+ Sanderling - 5+ PectSandpiper - 4+ Killdeer - 9+ Willet - 10 AAvocet - 4 SBDowitcher - 1 StiltSandpiper - 3+ SPSandpiper - 3+ LYellowlegs - 2 others TVulture - 8+ BEagle - 2 GBBGull - 1 LBBGull - 1 BonieGull - 15 RBGull - 200+ HGull - 30+ CTern - 4 BKingfisher - 1+ Osprey - 1 DCCormorant - 8 BarnSwallow - 10+ BankSwallow - 20+ CaGoose - 50+ Mallard - 20+ people who MUST walk to the exposed sand for photos, some must walk their dogs on the same sand and 2 wind surfers start arriving around 9:30. i leave @ 10:00 and head down to Burke @ Burke i add Whimbrel - 4 GBHeron - 3 CWaxwing CSwift PFalcon - 2 and others buster ______________________________________________________________________ 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]