I spent the morning visiting locations around the north end of Hoover reservoir, in the area of the Hoover nature Preserve.  I made stops at Mudhen Marsh, Oxbow Island, Char=Mar Preserve, Wiese Rd, and Areas M&N & the Boardwalk.  Water Level is ridiculously high thanks to recent rains, so shorebirds and even herons were scarce.  Best birds were as noted in the subject line:

Caspian Terns - 3 flew by the boardwalk while I was there.  All adults, so no telling where they came from (or were going to)

Cuckoos - Yellow-billeds were singing both at Wiese Rd and Area N, places where they've summered before.

ProthonotaryWarblers - still singing at many places.  The high water may be keeping them territorial.

Parula Warbler - an adult was feeding a begging fledgling at Area N

YellowWarblers - almost as common as Prothonotaries in many locations.  Adults feeding fledglings at Mudhen & at Wiese

Most of the other birds were about what you might expect at this time of year.

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