Regarding the birds found Monday at Ottawa NWR - If you're considering
driving from any distance away to look for them, I would suggest checking
first to see if the refuge is open. Ottawa is a federal refuge, and with
the government apparently shutting down tonight, it's possible that the
whole area will be closed to the public. I don't know for a fact that this
would happen, but it's a possibility.

Keep in mind that if the refuge does have to close temporarily because of
this, it's not the fault of the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service employees who
work there. They are dedicated, hard-working professionals, and in this
government shutdown nonsense, they are victims just like the rest of us.

Kenn Kaufman
Oak Harbor, OH


On Tue, Oct 1, 2013 at 12:07 AM, Justin Bosler <[log in to unmask]>wrote:

> Hello all,
>
> Late this afternoon, I discovered a juvenile/ 1st winter Hudsonian Godwit
> with a decent variety of shorebirds in the Crane Creek estuary north of
> Pool 2A along the dike trail at Ottawa NWR. A juvenile Red-necked Phalarope
> was farther out in the main channel.
>
> There was also a late juvenile Short-billed Dowitcher at the estuary mouth
> (Lucas Co.). I'll have to check on other late records in eBird for context
> on how late.
>
> Good birding,
> Justin Bosler
>
> Sent from my iPhone
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