I checked out Hoover Reservoir (NE of Columbus) yesterday morning and this morning. Yesterday I focused on the dam area, while today I worked the far northern end: Oxbow Island, Wiese Rd and Area N/boardwalk. There were a smattering of interesting migrants, but migration is definitely on the wane for landbirds. Oddly, few waterfowl migrants have shown up yet. Notables included:
Shorebirds - Wiese Rd and Area N still have a small fringe of mud, and today they served up 25+ Kildeer, 4 Greater Yellowlegs, 1 Lesser Yellowlegs, 1 Pectoral Sandpiper, and 1 STILT SANDPIPER. The best spot is the small mud peninsula just off the end of the boardwalk.
Gulls - no unsual ones, despite having flocks of Ring-bills totaling 250+ birds between the dam and Walnut Boat lunch yesterday.
Herons - still 2 Great Egrets haunting the shallows around Area N, along with numerous Great Blue Herons
CHimney Swifts - small numbers (8-10) were at the dam yesterday, but even more were around Wiese Rd today (30+)
Woodpeckers - lots of common things, with good #s of Flickers; a bit unsual was a Pileated below the dam yesterday.
Flycatchers/Swallows - only one of note was a Phoebe along Wiese Rd this morning
Thrushes - no Swainsons or Gray-cheeked left at these spots, but have had several small 4-6 bird flocks of E.Bluebirds
Warblers - scarce on both days; included Parula (Area N), Black-thr.Green (dam, Oxbow), Yellow-rumped (many sites), N.Waterthrush (Wiese Rd), Redstart (dam)
Sparrows - surprisingly scarce, with small flocks of Chipping the only exception. Oxbow had nothing, which was very surprising.
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