Thanks to the Ohio Ornithological Society for planning a great day of birding at Killdeer Plains Wildlife Refuge in Wyandot County, south of Upper Sandusky. A highlight for many was an American White Pelican on Pond 27. In the morning we saw this bird ride a thermal high into the sky and we thought, perhaps, take off for warmer climes. But in the afternoon the Pelican was back on a roost and swimming in Pond 27. By noon birders had identified 80 bird species on the refuge including Common Loons on the Upground Reservoir. Many stayed to bird in the afternoon. In the afternoon we found American Pipits and Dunlin on Washburn Rd., south of Pond 27. Helen and I drove over to Hardin County in the evening to look for Short-eared Owls and found at least two on County Road 50 on the private property birders call the "Hardin County Wetlands." Since this property is privately owned you cannot walk there, but the owls were easily seen from the public road. Nice end to a wonderful day of birding. Ken Ostermiller Westfield Center, Ohio ______________________________________________________________________ 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]