3/19/13 We spent the morning at BD wetlands and Hoover Dam, the latter in late morning between the dam and the bridge. Highlights: BD wetlands (Kuhlwein Rd. and Harrier/teal trails) WATERFOWL (Canada Goose, 100; Green-winged Teal, 50; American Widgeon, 33; Mallard, 40; American Black Duck, 66; Northern Shoveler, 105 --!, migrants, the highest number we've seen since last fall; Canvasback, 1f; Redhead, 2m) Raptors (only low numbers of usual suspects: Red-tail, 1; Northern Harrier, 5 -- migrants, 2 m, 3f) Woodpeckers to waxwings (Yellow-bellied Sapsucker, 2, av. 1/day in the area since Jan. 1; Horned Larks, 7; Winter Wren, 1; Hermit Thrush, 3 - first Ive seen here - hemlocks at Kuhlwein Rd./Darby Rd. -- in sometime; Cedar Waxwing, 10) Warblers (only Myrtle, mostly fly overs, giving their distinctive 'chip') SPARROWS (Eastern Towhee, 3; American Tree Sparrow, 11;Fox Sparrow, 3; Song Sparrow, 1; White-throated Sparrow, 26; Dark eyed "Slate-colored' Junco, 17) FINCHS (Two species: Purple Finch, 1m; EVENING GROSBEAK, 9, mostly ms, flying over Darby House as seen from turn around at Kulhwein Rd/D Rd.) Hoover Dam (all water open) from N, park lot at dam and along first portion of dam Waterfowl (Less Scaup, 32, 30 m, 2 f; BLACK SCOTER, 1m in middle; nice orange knob; Bufflehead, 2; Hooded Merganser, 23) Swallows (Tree Swallow,1 flying south along close shore) Sparrows (SNOW BUNTING, 2, in parking lot, under picnic tables, grass edges, moving fast thus no time for photos; flushed by car at pull in when they lit on curb for excellent view--seems relatively late?) Stuff is MOVING, good birding! -- David and Patty Tan Columbus [log in to unmask] ______________________________________________________________________ Ohio-birds mailing list, a service of the Ohio Ornithological Society. Our thanks to Miami University for hosting this mailing list. Additional discussions can be found in our forums, at www.ohiobirds.org/forum/. You can join or leave the list, or change your options, at: http://listserv.muohio.edu/scripts/wa.exe?LIST=OHIO-BIRDS Send questions or comments about the list to: [log in to unmask]