I was able to visit some of the areas around Howard Rd Bridge & Boat launch today (as part of a canoe training group), and found that a good number of the resident birds had returned.  This area has a good fringe of forest, so many forest and edge breeders unusual for the area can be found here.  Notables today included:

Red-shouldered hawk - 1 calling in the forest north of the road

Yellow-billed Cuckoo - 1 singing in the woods around the inlet N of the bridge

Flycatchers - many Great Crested, Phoebe, and Wood Pewees, as well as several Acadian were in the forest, while a defensive pair of E.Kingbirds was around the boat launch.  All of these are likely nesters here.

Vireos - 2 White-eyed were calling around the inlet north of the bridge, while a Yellow-throated was singing southwest of the bridge.  Red-eyeds were common.

Swallows - Tree, Barn, & Rough-winged were present and all local nesters.  Several Cliff Swallows were probably from the colony that has developed on the St 37 bridge over the reservoir.

Thrushes & Mimids - no migrants, but Wood Thrushes were singing at several spots.  Catbirds were abundant, singing from many locations.

Wood Warblers - singing residents included Yellow (several), Parula (boat launch), Blue-winged (edge north of bridge), Cerulean (forest SW of bridge), Prothonotary (W of bridge), La.Waterthrush (both north & south of the bridge), Redstart (forest N of bridge), Common Yellowthroat (scrub near boat launch), and Hooded (S of launch).  A singing Nashville was likely a late migrant.

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