I went to Riverlands this morning hoping to reel in lots of shorebirds. They were quite scarce. Spotted Sandpipers - total of 5 in the first two wet areas south on Wise Road after the overhead wires. Short-billed Dowitchers - 9 at West Alton boat launch area. Also had a White-eyed Vireo calling across Wise Road from the Heron Pond parking lot as well as a dead raccoon in the road next to the parking lot. John John Solodar [log in to unmask] [log in to unmask] <mailto:[log in to unmask]> "The older I get the better I was." ------------------------------------------------------------ The Audubon Society of Missouri's Wild Bird Discussion Forum ASM Website: http://mobirds.org/ ABA Birding Code of Ethics http://www.aba.org/about/ethics.html