Greetings... Charlie Saunders and Steve Pelikan took me on a trip to the 
area around the airport in Boston, Indiana in Wayne County. In the fields on 
the east side of the airport, along Druley Road, there was a flock of ~100+ 
Lapland Longspurs moving in and out of the cornstubble. The birds were in 
breeding plumage, and many were singing. There seemed to be equal numbers of 
Horned Larks present, as well. It's hard to estimate the longspur numbers, 
since they were moving around so much and once on the ground, nearly 
impossible to see amidst the stubble.

An adult male Northern Harrier was also flying around the airport grounds. 
We missed Vesper Sparrows, etc., and some other field birds we'd hoped to 
find, despite stopping and scanning a number of suitable roadside spots and 
large farm fields.

A brief stop at Treaty Line Road yielded zero shorebirds, but others might 
well do better, I hope.

Finally, we made a very brief stop at the Hueston Woods Nature Preserve, and 
saw a Broad-winged Hawk fly back and forth overhead, giving its tea kettle 
whistle, and being chased by a crow.

Steve was roaming about with his parabolic microphone and got some audio 
recordings of the Longspurs and even the Broad-winged Hawk.

Take care,
---Mike Busam
West Chester, OH