This morning, I stopped at several spots along the Scioto River from the Long Street Dam and Grandview up to Griggs dam, including the Shrum Mound Quarry rookery. The rookery seems to be gearing up quickly - I saw 100+ cormorants, 80+ Great Blue Herons, and 8 Great Egrets, all building or defending nests. I also had lots of commuting herons & cormorants up and down the river. Other species of note included: Blue-winged Teal - 5 of them were in a small flock in the Shrum Mound Quarry Lake HoodedMergansers - a pair were in the river along the bikepath by Marble Cliff Bald Eagle - an adult was perched along the river at Marble Cliff E.Phoebes - singles were at many locations, totaling perhaps 5-6 all morning Tree Swallows - many birds scattered along the river searching for nesting snags Brown Creepers - at least 2 were in the riparian area below Griggs Dam Winter Wren - 1 was singing in the riparian strip along the bikepath at Marble Cliff Kinglets - only Golden-crowns, but they're still quite common; Griggs had the most with 10 Cedar Waxwings - a pair was at Marble Cliff, while another single was at Griggs Warblers - still only Yellow-rumps, and they were not very common Tree Sparrows - a small flock of 5 was feeding along the edge of the disc golf course below Griggs dam Chipping Sparrows - singing birds were at both Marble Cliff and Griggs Fox Sparrow - 1 was calling along the edge of the disc golf course below Griggs dam Blackbirds - Red-wings, Grackles, and cowbirds were all numerous, especially cowbirds ______________________________________________________________________ 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]