No, not the reservoir, but the actual creek.  I spent part of the morning birding areas downstream from the Deer Creek Lake dam, from there down to Williamsport.  It's an isolated riparian strip for central Ohio, and it had plenty of interesting birds this morning, including -

Vultures - lots of Turkey Vultures all along the corridor, perhaps 30 total, along with a single BLACK VULTURE at the dam.

Yellow-billed Cuckoo - one was singing in Williamsport, while another flew across Crownover Road south of the dam

Belted Kingfisher - several along the creek, including a parent being pestered by a large fledgeling just below the dam.

Pileated Woodpecker - at least one was calling just below the dam, while another was hacking at trees along the creek in Williamsport

FLycatchers - steady numbers of Pewees and Acadians along the corridor, along with a few Great Crested Flycatchers at each end. Willows were at several overgrown fields in Williamsport and along Crownover Rd.

Swallows - Barn, Rough-winged & Trees at many locations along the corridor, while the dam featured Purple Martins (from a enarby gourd colony) and Cliff Swallows (from a natural colony on the dam).

Warblers - not much, mostly the expected Yellow, Yellow-throated, and Common Yellowthroats.

Sparrows - Chipping & Fields were abundant, while I also had single Vespers (north of Williamsport) and Grasshoppers (along Crownover Rd)

______________________________________________________________________

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]