regarding orioles - had several nesting pairs and young this year,
eating voraciously at feeders and grapes - all left last week.

Barb Partington
Geauga county
On Jul 27, 2010, at 5:22 PM, rob thorn wrote:

> I visited several sites on these reservoirs north of Columbus
> yesterday and today looking for shorebirds and early landbird
> migrants. At Hoover, I stopped at Hoover dam and Oxbow Island, while
> at Alum Creek Lake, I visited New Galena boat launch and the beach/
> visitors' center area.  Water levels are still too high for most
> shorebirds; Alum Creek Lake is very high, while Hoover Reservoir is
> just starting to get some exposed shoreline.  Notables included:
>
> Cormorants - a few lurking around Hoover
>
> Shorebirds - small numbers of Kildeer at many locations.  The only
> other sandpiper was a single Least Sandpiper on the Alum Creek Lake
> beach.
>
> Larids - big influx of Ring-billed Gulls, with 60-80 around Hoover
> dam yesterday and 370 on Alum Creek Lake beach today.  An immature
> Herring Gull was at Hoover dam, while 2 Caspian Terns were at ALum
> Creek Lake beach.
>
> Purple Martins - small #s of migrants, with 2-3 at both Hoover Dam
> yesterday and at New Galena boat launch on Alum today.
>
> other Swallows - a few Cliff Swallows were still feeding large young
> at the Hoover dam colony, while the Alum Creek Lake dam colony seems
> finished.  Barn Swallows were at many places, but never in large
> numbers.
>
> E.Kingbirds - small #s at many shore locations on both lakes.  The
> upcoming week may be their peak migration period.
>
> Yellow Warblers - fair numbers, with 3 migrants at Hoover Dam and
> another 4-5 at New Galena boat launch on Alum.
>
> Orioles - nothing at either location, which is very surprising.
> Have they mostly left for the season?
>
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