I spent the cold, icy morning roaming around the lower Hoover Reservoir, starting in the Hoover Ravines (Duncan Glen, Walnut Ravine, Hoover Nature Trail), before moving over to the dam and Walnut St boat launch areas, and finishing at Inniswood Metropark.  Landbirds were very localized, mostly around berrybushes and feeders.  Hoover didn't have any big fallout of waterbirds, but there were some interesting birds.  Notables included:

Hooded Merganser - the flock near Hoover dam has grown to roughly 120 birds
Pied-billed Grebe - 1 in Hoover near the dam
Bald Eagle - 1 adult was flying down Big Walnut Creek over Dublin-Granville Rd (St. 161)
Gulls - a flock of 60 Ring-bills at the Walnut St. gravel bar also included 3 Bonaparte's and 2 Herring.
Barred owl - a very accomodating bird has been hanging around the feeder at Inniswood; look in the spruce behind the feeder.
Woodpeckers - about the only birds spread evenly over the sites, with lots of Downies and Hairies at each spot.
Red-br.Nuthatch - 1 continues to frequent the feeder at Inniswood
Brown Creepers - not very common, with only singles at Walnut Ravine and Hoover Dam
E.Bluebirds - found at every stop; highest # was 6 males in a cedar at Duncan Glen
Mockingbird - 1 was calling below Hoover dam, an unusual spot for them
Starlings - big flocks in several places, topped by 400+ around Hoover dam.
Yellow-rumped Warblers - 1 was in Walnut Ravine, while another 2 were below Hoover dam.
E.Towhee - 1 was calling from the prairie restoration area along the Hoover Nature Trail
Tree Sparrows - small #s at every stop; 4 at Duncan Glen was noteworthy since the habitat there isn't good for them.
White-throated Sparrows - small #s at every stop; no big flocks, but the berry crop here is much diminished.
Juncos - the most common sparrows, with small flocks at every location.

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