I just had a Western Sandpiper among a small mixed flock of shorebirds off Wright Rd at Pickerington Ponds (Franklin Co.). For details see http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S11578514 Also, an out of state birder mentioned seeing a Merlin buzzing birds over Ellis Pond earlier in the day. Good Birding, Paul ______________________________________________________________________ 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]