Hello all, Mixed in with over 550 shorebirds in the skyponds W of Riddle Rd. at the railroad crossing (specifically NW pond) near Bellevue was a single juvenile Wilson's and 2 juvenile Red-necked Phalaropes. I also noted one juvenile Stilt Sandpiper here among the numerous Lesser Yellowlegs, Least and Semipalmated Sandpipers. Also of interest was one (possibly 2) red color-marked Least Sandpiper(s) from our current banding operation in Carroll Twp., Ottawa Co., part of a long-term shorebird migration ecology study in the Lake Erie Marsh Region. So, if you see a plover or peep with red (pink when faded) color on the breast, it's almost certainly not blood but rather feathers colored with a non-toxic red marker. Keith Norris ([log in to unmask]) and I would appreciate any and all reports of color-marked birds. It would be great if someone could confirm more than one colored peep in the Bellevue area this week. Thanks and good birding, Justin -- Justin Bosler Port Clinton, 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]