I observed the bird just after 8 am. I had to walk a very short distance on to the shore line to see it foraging on the west shore a bit south of the cottonwood tree on Valley Rd. As Matt said, there was no need to walk any further out than the 50' I did to get a nice, diagnostic look. Jon Cefus Sent from my iPhone > On Sep 22, 2016, at 10:30 PM, Matthew Valenic <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > > Reports today confirm the Sabine's Gull remains at LaDue. This could be a > big weekend for visitors. PLEASE REMEMBER TO RESPECT THE BIRDS SPACE SO IT > REMAINS CLOSE FOR ALL TO SEE. Recent activity by birders walking toward the > bird and kayakers floating too close have cause all the gulls, terns, > shorebirds and Sabine's to seek peace on gravel bars far from shore. No one > gets good views when that happens. > > > > If you are wondering if the trip to Ladue is worth the drive, consider the > following. > > > > It has been 5 days since the Sabine's was identified by Dick Hoopes and > Kelly Kozlowski. In that time birders have spent many hours along Valley > Road (remember to look on both sides of the road) and on the 'mud' north of > the boathouse. Here's what they found: > > > > * 30 checklists have been submitted (maybe more since there is a > delay accepting rare species) some with excellent pictures of the Sabine's > Gull > > * 78 species of birds have been documented > > * 7 Caspian and 1 Forster's Tern > > * 6 species of raptors (7 Eagles, Red-shouldered, Red-tailed, 2 > Merlin from same tree, Osprey and N. Harrier) > > * 7 species of warblers (Bay-breasted, Blackpoll, Palm, Yellow, Cape > May, Yellow-rumped, Black-throated Green) > > * 7 species of ducks (Mallard, A. Wigeon, Ruddy, Shoveler, > Green-winged Teal, Wood Duck, Hooded Merganser) > > * 12 species of shorebirds (Stilt, Pectoral, Spotted, Solitary, > Least and Semi-palmated SP, Black-bellied and Semi-palmated Plover, Greater > and Lesser Yellowlegs, Killdeer, Sanderling) > > * And the ever-present, rare and elusive Canada Goose! > > > > Enjoy the weekend, > > > > Matt Valencic > > > ______________________________________________________________________ > > 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]