I ran a quick check for a few hours this morning up to the northern reaches of Hoover Reservoir (NE of COlumbus), looking for early landbird migrants and shoreline of any extent. Unfortunately, water levels are still abysmally high, so nix on the shorebirds, but did find some herons. I stopped at Oxbow Island, Wiese Rd., and the Galena Boardwalk. Notables included: Cormorants - #s growing, with small flocks at every stop, topped by 35 off the Boardwalk Great Egrets - singles at Oxbow Island and off the Boardwalk Green Herons - 2 at Oxbow and Wiese, 3 off the Boardwalk Raptors - no Ospreys or Bald Eagles, but did have Red-tails at several locations Shorebirds - no mudflats, no shorebirds Gulls- a mixed flock of 40 Ring-bills and 7 Herring were roosting on the Boardwalk Red-headed Woodpeckers - still noticeable around Galena, with 1 at Wiese and 2 off the Boardwalk Flycatchers - E.Wood Pewee, Acadian, Great Crested, and E.Phoebe all on Oxbow Island....and none nested there E.Kingbirds - 2 were on Oxbow Island, and another 1 was off the Boardwalk Swallows - Barns in many places, with the biggest flock of 40 on Oxbow Rd. Banks and Trees were at all spots as well, but in much lower #s (1-4) Vireos - Red-eyed Vireos at all 3 stops, singing Warblings at Oxbow and off the Boardwalk (2). Thrushes - nothing but Robins, and no large numbers of them Mimids - Catbirds common at all 3 stops Waxwings - small flocks of 6-8 birds at both Oxbow Island and off the Boardwalk Warblers - Prothonotaries & Yellows still at Oxbow and off the Boardwalk. A Redstart was also on Oxbow Island. Orioles - widespread Baltimores, with 3 at Oxbow and 2 at the other spots. ______________________________________________________________________ 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]