I birded areas around these two dams north of Columbus this morning, dodging rain showers but finding little in the way of migrants. Water levels at both places were very high, so shorebirds weren't much of a factor. At Alum Creek lake, I stopped by the Visitor's Center area and the beach, as well as the New Galena boat launch area. At Hoover, I birded the dam, the area below it, and nearby Inniswood Park. Notables included Cormorants - how quickly they become ho-hum. Alum Creek Lake had 4-5, while lower Hoover had at least 20 Herons - little other than Great Blues, and not many of them: 3 at Alum, 4 at Hoover Osprey - singles were at the Alum Creek Lake beach, New Galena, and below Hoover dam Shorebirds - the Alum Creek Lake beach had 20 Kildeer, a Spotted and a Solitary Sandpiper early Caspian Terns - one was with gulls at Alum Creek Lake beach, while 2 more flew south over Hoover dam Gulls - Ring-bill numbers are growing, with 120 at the Alum Creek Lake beach and 60 above Hoover dam. 5 Herring were at Alum, while 2 were at Hoover Hummingbirds - not much movement yet, with 1 at Alum and 2 at Inniswood Flycatchers - Pewees were common at most stops. A single Willow was still near the ACL Visitor's Center, while an Acadian was calling at Inniswood Swallows - not much except for 10 remnant Cliffs at Hoover Dam, along with 2-3 Barn Swallows Vireos - Red-eyed were at many locations. 2 White-eyed were singing along the trails at New Galena Gnatcatchers - some movement, with small groups at most stops, topped by 4-5 at New Galena Thrushes - nothing but Robins, plus a few E.Bluebirds Warblers - nothing other than a few Yellows, one at New Galena, the other flying south over Hoover dam Orioles - 4-5 Baltimores, all females or juveniles , were at New Galena, a typical concentration point for them. ______________________________________________________________________ Ohio-birds mailing list, a service of the Ohio Ornithological Society. Please consider joining our Society, at www.ohiobirds.org/site/membership.php. Our thanks to Miami University for hosting this mailing list. You can join or leave the list, or change your options, at: listserv.miamioh.edu/scripts/wa.exe?LIST=OHIO-BIRDS Send questions or comments about the list to: [log in to unmask]