As of around noon, the American Avocet was still at the "pumping station" parking area. It was in the pool to the right and within about 50 yards - the 1st island. Other shorebirds of various sizes ~ 30-40 were seen further out but were mostly silouettes, under 15-20 mph winds. Killdeer, Greater Yellowlegs and peeps for sure. Four (2 pairs (or at least acting paired)) Black-necked Stilts were at the TR 80 site south of Bellevue. 1 pair was on the far shore of the first pool and the second were on the "rise top" around halfway back to the second pool (i.e. on high and dry ground) both couples were doing more sitting then standing and would have been easily overlooked if they had not moved around on occasion. Also at the latter site were 2 Ruddy Ducks, a Pied-billed Grebe, a Common Coot and several Killdeer, GB Herons and Great Egrets. Roger Troutman ______________________________________________________________________ Ohio-birds mailing list, a service of the Ohio Ornithological Society. Our thanks to Miami University for hosting this mailing list. Additional discussions can be found in our forums, at www.ohiobirds.org/forum/. You can join or leave the list, or change your options, at: http://listserv.muohio.edu/scripts/wa.exe?LIST=OHIO-BIRDS Send questions or comments about the list to: [log in to unmask]