This afternoon in the snow I saw 45 species at Juanita Bay Park including the following:

Common Loon - 2 or 3
Virginia Rail - saw one very well off the middle boardwalk, heard 4 others
SORA - a dark bird seen for 30 seconds from 8 feet away off the bridge
Wilson's Snipe - 2 solitairy birds sitting still in the snow
Red-breasted Sapsucker -1 adult
Hairy Woodpecker - 1 female
Varied Thrush - 1 male
Lincoln's Sparrow - 1 near west boardwalk

I also saw a Red-necked Grebe in Lake Washington from my house this afternoon. My mom saw the local Barred Owl fly across Forbes Creek Drive last evening.


Good Birding,

Ryan Merrill
Kirkland, WA
merrillr AT bc.edu