I was not aware of this apparently well-known spot for Upland Sandpipers until I saw Donna Kuhn’s post awhile back. Many thanks to Donna for some clarifications and suggestions. She had recommended that after mowing was a good time to find them and just by dumb luck, they had mowed recently so when I visited the 2nd floor observation deck this morning, it only took me a few minutes to find an Upland Sandpiper perched on a runway sign. It stayed there the entire time I was there and I was also able to view it from outside the building. Not a photo op (besides a record photo) as it was distant but I had good looks through the scope as it preened and looked around. 

This is Ohio bird # 300 for me! It’s been ages since I’ve seen this species. When I started birding in New Jersey in the late 1980s, they were still reasonably reliable at the many sod farms in southern NJ. 

Peggy Wang
Granville
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