Tweets:

Phil Kelley always does a fine job recording trips. I'd only add that
the species "with the mostest" (most numerous seen - and heard) was the
Black-capped Chickadee. They were everywhere. I was out at Nisqually
later in the morning a week ago and saw just a few, and none in the
orchard adjacent to the kiosk. Perhaps the most impressive sighting this
morning was seeing several Northern Harriers "working the fields" at the
same time. Phil was able to explain the differences between the males
and females. Also, a coupla times the Harrier in the binocs was feeding.
The most significant sightings this morning for me in terms of "list
consciousness" were the Ruby-crowned Kinglets. I had arrived prepared to
make jokes about spotting a kinglet or two since "they were on
Tweeters," but the joke was on me: the first exciting "mystery bird" we
saw in the orchard was the one in the shadows with the warbler-type bill
and eventually observed white eye-ring!

Thanks, Phil, for the good account.

And to all, Good Birding!

Bill Ward
Lacey WA
wward at cco.net