Migration was definitely in the air, and on the water, around the south end of this lake this morning. I stopped at the spillway, New Galena boat launch, and the beach & visitors center areas, and had quite a few early migrants. Notables included: Terns: a small flock of Black Terns was found by Troy Herrel & Jordan Parrott off the beach; by the time James Holsinger, Brandon Sullivan, & I got there, the flock had grown to near 20, often far out in the reservoir. As if that weren't enough, 5 Caspians were with the gulls on the beach. Gulls - nothing special, but plenty of Ring-bills & a few Herrings on the beach Shorebirds - nothing today other than Killdeer on the beach and a few Spotted Sandpipers on the spillway Ospreys - had singles at every stop, so they're moving around a lot Vultures - 33 TVs and 5 Black Vultures were roosting next to the spillway Hummingbirds - had 1-2 at every stop, even places away from the lake, so they're on the move Swallows - a few Barns & Purple Martins were around New Galena and the Beach, but the spillway had more Barns and even a few Cliffs. Flycatchers - New Galena shone, with 6 Pewees, Acadian, Willow, Great Crested, and 2 E.Kingbirds Vireos - New Galena again stole the spotlight, with 2 Warbling & 5 Red-eyed Warblers - New Galena had the stuff, with 1 Yellow (still singing!), 2 Cape Mays, 5 Blackburnians (may have been more), 1 Black&White, and 1 Blackpoll Orioles - New Galena again, with 3 Baltimores, including 1 gorgeous adult male ______________________________________________________________________ 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]