Larry Rosche reports the Ruff is still present as of 3:40 pm, Tuesday at Shreve fish pond, corner of Kister Road and Route 226. All thoughts are that this large individual (larger then female, Reeve) is a male molting into alternate ( breeding) plumage. JB CLE, OH www.jenbrumfield.com ______________________________________________________________________ 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]