LeConte's Sparrow this morning at about 9:00 am at Ellis Lake at Firebird Lane west of I-75 north of Cincinnati. Great views and good photos by me, Jeremy Dominguez and Daniel DeLapp, a lifer for Daniel! At the north end of Firebird Lane look north west. The bird was in the west end of the only visible willow clump way out in the field. To get there take a visible birder and deer trail down the bank on the left/west side of the circle at the end of Firebird Lane and walk north through the short grass on the west side of the wet/muddy channel and turn west and continue along a similar wet/muddy chanel to the willows. LeConte's was first reported on eBird on 10/18/15 by Steve Pellikan and Mike Busam but directions to this exact location were not specific in eBird. Mike Busam gave me this location last night. We easily saw and photographed the orange supercillium, the white medium crown stripe and purplish pink nape streaks at close range, approx 10 feet and other field marks. Another LeConte's reported on eBird last night at Ellis Lake by Andrew Cannizzaro but at a different location, likely several LeConte's at Ellis Lake. Lots of other sparrows at Ellis Lake and along the way to the willow location. Also saw and photographed Sedge Wren west of willows along ditch. Lots of great habitat. Get there early by 8:00-8:30 am! Jay G Lehman Cincinnati, OH Sent from DROID RAZR HD ______________________________________________________________________ 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]