Thanks Blake. The mystery bird was a BB Plover that hadn't molted. I went back today, and the Plovers are gone. But everything else is still here. Of course with this rain, maybe it will rain Plovers too. :-D. Steve J. On Tuesday, May 13, 2014, Blake Mathys <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > I just went out and looked at these shorebirds, what a great collection of > birds, nice find Steve! > > Shorebirds: > > Black-bellied Plover: 8 > Killdeer: 2 > Lesser Yellowlegs: 6 > Dunlin: 1 > Least Sandpiper: 5 > Pectoral Sandpiper: 3 > Dowitchers: about 12 > > Unfortunately, many took off while I was watching; all of the dowitchers, > 6 Black-bellied Plovers, and the Dunlin all headed north. I think all of > the dowitchers were Short-billed, but I didn't get a chance to check > carefully. 2 Black-bellied Plovers, the yellowlegs, Killdeer, Least > Sandpipers, and Pectoral Sandpipers remained. I may try to check this spot > again tomorrow afternoon. > > This is a nice rejuvenation to my Union County Big Year (I've been too > busy to do much Union County birding lately), I should now be up to about > 125. > > Blake Mathys > http://blakemathys.com/ > > > > Date: Tue, 13 May 2014 18:10:17 -0400 > > From: [log in to unmask] <javascript:;> > > Subject: Re: [Ohio-birds] Plovers here! Union county outside byhalia on > treaty line rd. > > To: [log in to unmask] <javascript:;> > > > > After reviewing the film, the AGPLs are in actuality > BBPLs...Black-bellied > > Plovers. There are also Dowitchers, Greater and Lesser Yellowlegs, some > > smaller birds ...probably Pectorals. Plus there is a bird that I can't > > ID...about the same size as the plovers, but was lighter...no real > stripes > > or markings of any kind. I will circulate a picture when I get home > > tonight, but now I have to work. 😡 > ______________________________________________________________________ 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]