WOW! The Virginia Rails have returned and at least 2 were calling in the wetland to the left and right of the blind. You could hear 'ki-deek' calls and 'grunting'. Yesterday I counted 15 Common Snipe in flight during the rain and wind. Today they were not moving as a group but individuals were flying in-and-out of the wetland to the fields where they could be heard 'winnowing' (my first encounter with this). If you don't have a recording to listen to, it reminds you of pigeons cooing in the distance. They were in the fields north, west and east of the wetland. Finally, as I was leaving I heard a Woodcock 'peenting' in the area where you can take a plastic bag to clean-up after your dog. All the other birds reported recently including Savannah Sparrows and one Meadow Lark that flushed and took-to-ground quickly. Matt Valencic Chagrin Falls, OH Frohring Meadows is a Geauga County park located about 2 miles east of Chagrin Falls. ______________________________________________________________________ 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]