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Excerpt from full blog post at: https://birdingthroughglass.blogspot.com/2016/05/curlew-sandpiper-in-ohio-13-may-2016.html Yesterday, Steve Jones stumbled upon an ABA Code 3 Curlew Sandpiper at the corner of Angola and Raab Rds in Swanton, OH. The Code 3 status means that only 1 or 2 birds are seen annually in North America, and that fact that this bird was found in breeding plumage made it even more special. Luck also brought the bird close enough for some wonderful photos, and luck also kept it around for several days. So, I did what any dedicated employee would do - I skipped out of work and headed out to see it, myself! The bird was seen among a flock of Dunlin and Lesser Yellowlegs in a flooded field field in a rural part of NW Ohio. The fact that it was also found during the Biggest Week in American Birding Festival meant that hundreds of birders flocked to see it. I was fortunate to arrive just before noon Friday and see dozens of birders lined along the banks of Angola Rd. scoping and photographing the bird just 40 feet away. "You don't even need binoculars, the bird is that close" they replied when I inquired. I even managed to capture its wing-stretch, which allowed me to see its bright white underwings. Photos
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