Last night around 8:45pm I saw my first shorebird (besides Killdeer) of the summer at LaDue - a Short-billed Dowitcher. Pics and 30 second video at https:[log in to unmask] Park at the boathouse and look north at the shallow water along the edge of the bay. The water level is dropping nicely and the gravel bars along Valley Road are starting to develop. Keep an eye out for more shorebirds and waders as the migration begins (hard to believe!). Matt Valencic Geauga 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]