Those shorebird counts are nearly identical to yesterday. I counted 10 Leasts yesterday when they were spooked by 4 eagles and landed together. Sent from my iPad On Oct 12, 2015, at 12:54 PM, Steve Jones <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > Greetings! > > The Western is still here. Though everything was scattered by not 1, but 2 > Peregrin Falcons. > > I coasted my kayak to the south side of the "island" on the western side of > the middle pond. Parked about 20 feet out, and just waited. Soon I had 10 > Dunlin, 6 Dowitchers, 2 Stilt Sandpipers, 10 White-rumped Sandpipers, a few > Leasts, and the Western all within 20 feet of me. > > I filled up two cards, and was about ready to leave when everything > flushed! I hadn't done anything...then I saw why they flushed. A Peregrin > swooped down and out right in front of me. So close I could hear it's > wings snap. Then a few seconds later, another flew overhead...and off they > flew, chasing the shorebirds all around the pond. > > For those that come up, dont forget your scope. Unless the bird is up > front, it will be hard to spot otherwise. It is also very windy...I had to > give up paddling, and hiked the last few hundred yards with my kayak in tow. > > Other birds of note: > > 6 Eagles (4 adult), 8 Turkey Vultures, 1 Northern Harrier (female), about > 1000 Tree Swallows filled the sky as well. > > Happy Birding and God Bless, > > Steve J. > > ______________________________________________________________________ > > 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] ______________________________________________________________________ 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]