The first two pectoral sandpipers of the season were at Frohring Meadows this morning. Hunkered down in the grass edge of the wetland, along with a killdeer and a handful of snipe. Still two female buffleheads, joined by one female hooded merganser. Lots of TVs on the move this morning, and hawks were in the air. A pair of Coopers and, I think, one sharp shinned circled over the marsh, and one red tail hawk made an appearance. A meadowlark was belting out it's beautiful song, from a perch in one of the little trees by the pavillion. Also a first tree swallow has returned, already looking at the promising boxes. (Though a house sparrow seemed well ahead in claiming a box.) Inga Schmidt ______________________________________________________________________ Ohio-birds mailing list, a service of the Ohio Ornithological Society. Please consider joining our Society, at www.ohiobirds.org/site/membership.php. Our thanks to Miami University for hosting this mailing list. You can join or leave the list, or change your options, at: listserv.muohio.edu/scripts/wa.exe?LIST=OHIO-BIRDS Send questions or comments about the list to: [log in to unmask]