I found 7 American Avocets in gorgeous breeding plumage this afternoon at the inland beach at Maumee Bay State Park in Lucas County. The birds were flushed several times by dog-walkers and beachgoers while I was there, but returned to the beach afterwards. They were still present when I left at 2:00. I posted a few photos of these birds at my flickr site: _http://www.flickr.com/photos/darlenefriedman_ (http://www.flickr.com/photos/darlenefriedman) Darlene Friedman Novi, MI ______________________________________________________________________ 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]