A quick trip to the southern accesses of Alum Creek Lake (north of Columbus) yesterday found little in the way of waterbirds and plenty of landbird residents.  There's no cicada hatch here, so I could actually hear myself and the birds.  The beach had a small flock of gulls, mostly Ring-bills, but plus 1 Herring.  Other notables included:

Green Herons - two, one near the beach, the other near New Galena
Cormorants - 2-3 Double-crested, probably commuters from the Columbus colony
Yellow-billed Cuckoo - a singer at near the Visitors' Center proved they haven't all gone chasing cicadas
Acadian Flycatchers - good showing, with birds at most of the forest blocks around the southern end of the reservoir
Willow Flycatchers - could only find 2, both in the scrub east of the Visitors' Center
Swallows - all the expected ones, including a few Martins around the colony at the dam
Warblers - nothing but the expected Yellow and Common Yellowthroats
Orchard Oriole - a first-year male near the Visitor's Center continues a good showing by this species

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