With today's and tomorrow's strong south winds and rain this weekend knocking down migrants ( "no birds were harmed in the making of this email" ) Saturday has the potential to have some very good birding, between the rains. American golden-plovers have the potential for showing up commonly in western Ohio this weekend. Also white pelicans, red-throated loons, scoters and long-tailed ducks may be pushed to Ohio by the winds. Black-necked stilts may show up at multiple Ohio locations this weekend. Shorebird hotspots along Lake Erie ( yes, I know, there are fewer every year ) will be prime, but anywhere there is shorebird habitat will be worth checking. If you can, try to get out birding a half hour after the rains start Saturday, or at sunrise if the rains arrive early. Good luck John Herman ______________________________________________________________________ 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]