This evening(Tuesday)there were two Willets and three Spotted Sandpipers on the beach at Lake Logan in Hocking County. That was until a car pulled up, stopped and four people jumped out and ran directly at the birds, scaring away all five. The two Willets came back to another part of the beach. As soon as the people saw them they ran straight toward them and scared both Willets away. This time I thought the birds were leaving as they flew higher and higher but then they began a descent and landed on a more distant part of the beach. I wasn't going to let them scare the birds away a third time so I stood on the beach between the people and the Willets. After some time the people got in their car and left. I stayed until darkness and rain began. The Willets were still there. Hopefully, the four girls will be in school tomorrow and birders will be able to see these rare Hocking County visitors. Jim Fry Hocking County ______________________________________________________________________ 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]