I went up to Alum Creek Dam today but was unable to relocate the Northern 
Rough-Winged Swallow I saw last Saturday.  Above the dam I did locate 1 
Common Loon, 2 Horned Grebes, 10 American Coots, 5 Buffleheads, and 8 
Mallards. In addition, numerous Ring-Billed Gulls and Bonaparte's Gulls 
were flying around.
I walked the nature trail from the dam, past the visitor center, to the 
beach.  At the beach I saw over 20 Horned Larks including adults and 
juveniles.  There were at least 8 Killdeer.  On the end of a small spit 
opposite the soccer pitch was a mixed flock of gulls including at least 
two Herring Gulls.
Landbirds included American Tree Sparrow, White-Throated Sparrow, Field 
Sparrow, Dark-Eyed Junco, American Goldfinch, Northern Flicker, Red-
Bellied Woodpecker, and Northern Mockingbird.

Al LaSala
Columbus, OH

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