Hey tweets, Get down to the Fill right away. There's a BLACK TERN foraging
on the lake just south of the main pond. As if that weren't enough, a male
REDHEAD in full breeding plummage is on the main pond, along with 8 (count
'em) male CINNAMON TEALS, a BLUE-WINGED TEAL, a YELLOW-HEADED BLACKBIRD, a
MOURNING DOVE, a few AMERICAN PIPITS, two SPOTTED SANDPIPERS, a BREWER'S
BLACKBIRD.

Not enough for ya? Okay, then check out the male ANNA'S HUMMINGBIRD near
the wedding rock, the immature BALD EAGLE that likes to overfly the Fill
periodically, the RED-TAILED HAWK that is a real big 'un and likes to perch
in the cottonwoods near the parking lot, the LINCOLN'S SPARROW that seems
to have established a foraging/refuge spot in the cattails, the NORTHERN
ROUGH-WINGED SWALLOW flying amongst the numerous VIOLET-GREENS and TREE
SWALLOWS, and the herd of VAUX'S SWIFTS seen a few evenings ago swarming
all over the place.

Sorry, still no Steller's sea eagles, but I'm a-hopin'. - Connie Sidles,
Seattle, e-mail: csidles at mail.isomedia.com