While waiting on some friends after the Ohio State Game yesterday, I was sitting on the grass scanning the aforementioned mudflats with the binoculars I used during the game (multitasking with my optics). I was looking at the Olentangy mudflats by the footbridge that crosses next to the Lincoln and Morrill towers. I saw mostly Killdeer, but heard a Spotted Sandpiper, saw 2 small peeps (too far away to ID but most likely Least), and had a flyby SANDERLING. Pretty good birding for not having expected to get any in! Good birding, John Kuenzli On Sun, Sep 2, 2012 at 11:10 AM, Dave Slager <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > 2 Sept 2012 > > Birders, > > The City of Columbus is in the process of removing the 5th Ave Dam on > the Olentangy River. As of last night the water level upstream of the > dam has already dropped 3-4 feet (with another 4-5 feet to go), > exposing some nice looking mudflats and islands a few hundred yards > north and south of the Woody Hayes Dr and Lane Ave bridges. I'll bird > these mudflats regularly and post if I find anything but I thought > others in the area would want to know about this interesting habitat > as well. > > Good birding, > Dave Slager > Columbus, Ohio > > ______________________________________________________________________ > > 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] > -- John Kuenzli 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]