I stopped at several areas around these 2 lakes north of Columbus yesterday and today, getting fairly good coverage of the southern portion of Alum and the northern portion of Hoover.  d) except for a huge raft of gulls near the dam.  Hoover had more birds, but fisher-boats were scaring them around different portions of the reservoir.  Notables included:

Swans - all Alum, with a Mute off Cheshire launch and 2 Tundra in the middle of the south end
Ducks - nothing else at Alum, but Hoover had flocks of dabblers (250+), mostly Mallard, but with a few Blacks & Pintails mixed in.  Hooded Mergansers were surprisingly scarce, with only a few at Hoover.
Other waterfowl - Horned Grebes were at both reservoirs, though in small #s
Turkey Vulture - 1 bird was soaring over Duncan Glen on Hoover, possibly the same bird found on the CBC
Gulls - a flock of 800 birds, mostly Ring-bills, was off the dam at Alum; it included 18 Herring, but nothing else.  Hoover had a flock of 140 Ring-bills in the north end, along with 30+ Bonapartes

Robins - small flocks were in many locations, despite diminished berry crops
Hermit Thrush - 1 was feeding in the grape thickets at New Galena on Alum Creek lake
Cedar Waxwings - 4 were at SummerRidge access on Alum Lake
Golden-cr.Kinglets - had 1-2 at several spots where they were not in December, implying a small movement
Yellow-rumped Warblers - surprisingly widespread, with 2-3 at many sites. Mudhen Marsh had 7.

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