Hi all, Sorry for the late original post of this bird (this morning) and additional details, but it was found near the end of a Big Day (I've been sleeping most of today). Anyway, Bill Heck, Tom Sheley and I saw an adult at around dusk on Monday from the west-most parking lot on the western impoundment on LaRue-Prospect Road. It was well observed through our scopes. Distinctive red bill with blue shield, glossy purple body with green wings, and long bright yellow legs with large yellow toes. No white under wing like Common Gallinule. Bird was loosely associated with Common Gallinules and coots, but was climbing on the vegetation (sometimes ~6 inches above the water) rather than swimming like coots and commons. Lack of decent digiscoping camera, low light, and distance prevented obtaining any useable photographs (not even outline obtainable with Iphone-scope). All three observers have extensive experience with this species. It is of note that two Purple Gallinules have been reported in Pennsylvania and Michigan in the past few days. I am aware of two people that tried unsuccessfully to relocate this bird today, but there are lots of places to hide so it may still be around. Documentation will be submitted to OBRC. Ebird link below: http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S18380374 Thanks, Steve Landes (trying out a different email address in an attempt to get the listserv to function correctly again) Columbus ______________________________________________________________________ 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]