Hi all,
Yesterday I spent the morning at Spencer Island. I met up with Ian
McGregor and together we saw approximately 55 species. Highlights
included YELLOW-HEADED BLACKBIRDS and STILT SANDPIPER. The two
Blackbirds were seen North of the Crossdike in the Cattails. The
Juvenile Stilt Sandpiper was seen South of the Crossdike in the Eastern
most mud flat. Our total list includes.

Pied-billed Grebe
Great Blue Heron
Green Heron
Canada Goose
Green-winged Teal
Mallard
Northern Pintail
Northern Shoveler
Gadwall
Ruddy Duck
Northern Harrier
Red-tailed Hawk
American Coot
Semipalmated Plover
Killdeer
Greater Yellowlegs
Lesser Yellowlegs
Spotted Sandpiper
Western Sandpiper
Least Sandpiper
Stilt Sandpiper
Dowitchers (sp)
Common Snipe
Boneparte Gull
Ring-billed Gull
Glaucous-winged Gull
Rock Dove
Mourning Dove
Belted Kingfisher
Downy Woodpecker
Hairy Woodpecker
Willow Flycatcher
Tree Swallow
Violet-Green Swallow
Cliff Swallow
Barn Swallow
American Crow
Black-capped Chickadee
Bewick's Wren
Marsh Wren (two chicks just out of the nest with down on their heads and
yellow bills.)
American Robin
Cedar Waxwing
European Starling
Yellow Warbler
Common Yellowthroat
Spotted Towhee
Song Sparrow
Red-winged Blackbirds
Yellow-headed Blackbird
Purple Finch
House Finch
American Goldfinch

At Spencer Ian also saw:
Vaux's Swift
Black Swift
Solitary Sandpiper
Wilson's Warbler

At a quick stop on the Everett Waterfront I saw:
Killdeer
Osprey
Great Blue Heron
Mallard
Semipalmated Plover
Western Sandpiper
Canada Goose
European Starling
Purple Martin
Double-crested Cormorant
Caspian Tern
Mew Gull
Glaucous-winged Gull

Yvonne Bombardier
Everett, Wa
ravenn at premier1.net