Bill, I've been out to Darby Wetlands 4 times in the last couple months, and I had not seen a Great Blue Heron there either- until yesterday, Nov. 3rd. One flew from the west and landed in the pond. Lots of coots, and smaller amounts of Yellowlegs and peeps were around. I haven't seen any gulls there either, but back in September I saw 4 Caspian Terns standing in shallow water- a life bird for this landlubber :) Photo available upon request! ~Tracy ______________________________________________________________________ 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]