Hey all - The 'No Tresspassing' signs and orange snow fence have been removed at Lorain, as far I can tell, though there is still some earth-moving equipment present. The good news for birders, however, is that the former mudflats have reverted to a wonderful blanket of knee-high smartweed and other grasses and looks particularly awesome for Nelson's & LeConte's Sparrows in the coming weeks. The "grassland" is quite extensive...I would reccommend wearing tall boots and pants for ultimate comfort if giving this area a check. Birds present today were two Pectoral Sandpipers in one of the remaining puddles, and a low flyover WHIMBREL. On the way home a Red-headed Woodpecker put in an appearance along Lake Rd. Good birding - Gabe Leidy Sheffield Lake ______________________________________________________________________ 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]