There are also 2 loons above the dam out from Area A.  : )

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From: Ohio birds [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of rob thorn
Sent: Thursday, March 28, 2013 10:06 AM
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Subject: [Ohio-birds] HooverDam,Westerville,3-28

With a spare hour this morning, I stopped around the dam and nearby Nature Trail.  There were quite a few waterbirds in the reservoir, including flocks of scaup, mergansers, and Bonaparte's Gulls, so a waterbird flight appears underway.  I could not find any scoters, but I didn't have that much time for checking all the flocks.  Landbird migrants were paltry by comparison.  The list included:

Lesser Scaup - 100+, in several flocks
Redhead - 2 with one of the scaup flocks Bufflehead - 14 playing around in the dam spillway (and yes, it did look like playing...) Red-br.Mergansers - 50+ in several groups above the dam Hooded Mergansers - 20+, mostly in pairs above the dam Horned Grebe - 15+, mostly near the dam Bonaparte's Gulls - 120+ all over the lower reservoir.  This is a conservative estimate.
Ring-billed Gulls - 60+, mostly in the dock flocks near the dam Pileated Woodpecker - 1 calling along the Hoover Nature Trail E.Phoebe - 1 calling along the Nature Trail Tree Swallows - 2 flying around the reservoir near the dam E.Towhee - 2 singing in the prairie restoration along the Hoover Nature Trail White-throated Sparrows - scarce, with only 4-5 around the dam & Nature Trail Fox Sparrow - 1 singing in the prairie along the Nature Trail Juncos - still small flocks in several spots Cowbirds - 6+ in singles and pairs at several locations

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