Arrived at about 4:30 pm. No other birders there. At first a few yellowlegs were flying off to the south. Oh no! At first, I found only yellowlegs, Killdeer and one Pectoral Sandpiper. Then just as four additional birders arrived, I found the bird on the shore of the inlet bordered in back by a point of exposed mud. At least five more birders arrived while I was there until 6:30. The juvenile Ruff moved closer as it fed along the inlet allowing good looks at the scaly back and buffy neck and breast and the bill which is thicker at the base and its length than yellowlegs and slightly downward curved. The light got poorer as the cloud cover moved in, so the yellowlegs of the Ruff were seen with some difficulty. At least two of us saw the "U" shaped white on the tail and rump when the Ruff made a short flight. Two of us managed some photos that may be OK. I left at about 6:30. When you arrive at Area N (There is a sign.), walk out the abandoned road almost to the end where trees open up and the water and mudflats are on your right, and you can see the boardwalk to the west. All of us there until 6:30 stayed on the path to scan for the Ruff. Scopes are needed. If you drive to Galena using Walnut Street from Rt 3, at the flashing red light in Galena, go straight and park at the barrel and cable gate where the road turns right. The abandoned road path is straight ahead. Special thanks to Jason Simonis for finding this bird and getting the word out and to Doreene Linzell for posting to Ohio Birds. Jay Jay G Lehman Cincinnati, OH Sent from DROID RAZR HD ______________________________________________________________________ Ohio-birds mailing list, a service of the Ohio Ornithological Society. Please consider joining our Society, at www.ohiobirds.org/site/membership.php. Our thanks to Miami University for hosting this mailing list. You can join or leave the list, or change your options, at: listserv.miamioh.edu/scripts/wa.exe?LIST=OHIO-BIRDS Send questions or comments about the list to: [log in to unmask]