I stopped at Hoover dam late this afternoon, hoping for an influx of gulls or waterfowl from the cold front, but had little of either.  The same flocks of Ring-billed gulls & Bonapartes are around the southern end of the reservoir, and the only new waterfowl were a Bufflehead and 6 Hooded Mergansers below the dam. A flock of White-throated & Song Sparrows was foraging around the athletic field below the dam, but there were no other unexpected landbirds.

On my way back, I swung through Westerville and noted that the big Starling roost at Westerville Rd and I-270 is back.  The birds stage around the interchange, flying up in impressive weaving flocks, before roosting in a tiny stand of pines right inside the southwest cloverleaf.  There were perhaps 7-8,000 birds when I went by, but it's a little dangerous to watch as you drive through the interchange, so I'll try to find a decent observation point soon. If someone else has already figured out the best spot for viewing, please share it in a post.

______________________________________________________________________

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]