We checked the beach at Buck Creek State Park this morning and saw a couple birds. We immediately saw a Merlin sitting in a dead tree near the north end of the beach. Farther down we saw an adult Lesser Black-backed Gull sitting with the flock of gulls. Unfortunately the bird flew as we walked closer even though the Ring-billed Gulls didn't budge. I'm sure the Merlin also left the area as they don't usually stay around here. We also have had quite a few warblers migrating through the park the last few days. We haven't seen anything unusual but it has been great searching through the flocks. Doug Overacker Clark 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.miamioh.edu/scripts/wa.exe?LIST=OHIO-BIRDS Send questions or comments about the list to: [log in to unmask]