I birded Hoover Reservoir after work yesterday, Aug. 6., from the
boardwalk and from the Yacht Club side. I didn't find any large
flocks or any shorebird species that haven't been reported this week.
Observation would have been better from Wiese Rd, as there was a
sizable, diverse flock there, and the afternoon sun would have been
at my back.

I met Bernie Masters and Tom Manion on the boardwalk. Bernie had
found a prairie falcon perched in a tree off the end of the
boardwalk. It had a green band with a flag on its left leg and the
remnants of a jess on its right.

The mudflats remain extensive after the weekend rains.

Highlights include:

Semipalmated plover - about 10 on the Wiese Rd side of the boardwalk
Greater yellowlegs
Lesser yellowlegs
Willet - 1 seen from the northeastern side
Spotted sandpiper
Least sandpiper
Pectoral sandpiper
Short-billed dowitcher - 2 on the Wiese Rd side of the boardwalk
Stilt sandpiper - Wiese Rd side of the boardwalk
Caspian tern - Bernie counted 18 on the northeastern side

Cheers,



Paul Gardner
Columbus, OH

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