We birded Big Island wildlife area from 8-11am today. There was a large mixed group of shorebirds in the central pond just north of LaRue-Prospect Rd. that was readily observed with scopes by walking north along the dike on the east side of the pond. Shorebird species observed were: Killdeer (25+) Semipalm plover (3) Lesser yellowlegs (30+) Solitary sandpiper (8) Least sandpiper (30+) Pectoral sandpiper (40+) Stilt sandpiper (2) Short-billed Dowitcher (3) Other good sightings: Bald eagle - 8 immatures sitting in a row on log in pond Caspian tern - one flying over ponds Yellow-billed cuckoo - one flew in and perched in tree in front of our car while we were eating lunch. Savannah sparrow - 3 in tall weeds along dike Randy Rowe, Wooster ______________________________________________________________________ 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]