I read here that a search of eBird records was being considered in order to find out if a sighting of a short-billed dowitcher yesterday was significantly late. Based on a database I consulted, the answer is no. I found a couple of Ohio records from 22 October, for example. I humbly submit that a search of eBird is unlikely to produce much data beyond the most recent few years, even of extremes. It is a loooong way from having data of this kind. Bill Whan Columbus ______________________________________________________________________ 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]