Hi Tweets,

I had a very rewarding hour at Shoreview Park this morning, despite, or
perhaps because of, the weather. I saw 57 species from 10:10 to 11:10.
Perhaps the most interesting was a very large mixed flock of migrants
containing 3 species of warblers and 3 species of vireos. Saw both
Coopers and Sharp-shinned hawks, and a female Varied Thrush who became
_very_ distressed at my presence. Her alarm calls quickly caught the
attention of a male Varied thrush who also scolded me until I left.
They are a little late aren't they? Notably absent were Pine Siskins.
The first time in a caouple of weeks that I haven't seen them at
Shoreview. Here is what I saw:

Mallard
Gadwall
Bufflehead
Killdeer
Bald Eagle
Sharp-Shinned Hawk
Cooper's Hawk
Red-Tailed Hawk
Glaucous-winged Gull
California Quail
Barred Owl
Band-tailed Pigeon
Anna's Hummingbird
Rufous Hummingbird
Northern Flicker
Downy Woodpecker
Pileated Woodpecker
Pacific-slope Flycatcher
Vaux's Swift
Barn Swallow
Violet-Green Swallow
American Crow
Steller's Jay
Black-capped Chickadee
Chestnut-backed Chickadee
Bushtit
Brown Creeper
Winter Wren
Bewick's Wren
Golden-Crowned Kinglet
American Robin
Varied Thrush
Swainson's Thrush
European Starling
Cassin's Vireo
Hutton's Vireo
Red-Eyed Vireo
Warbling Vireo
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Townsend's Warbler
Black-Throated Gray Warbler
Orange-Crowned Warbler
Wilson's Warbler
Brewer's Blackbird
Brown-headed Cowbird
Bullock's Oriole
Western Tanager
White-crowned Sparrow
Fox Sparrow
Song Sparrow
Savannah Sparrow
Spotted Towhee
Dark-eyed Junco
Black-headed Grosbeak
House Finch
American Goldfinch
House Sparrow


Good Luck and Good Birding!

Michael Dossett
Bothell
Phainopepla at yahoo.com


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