Tweeters,
My wife and I took a stroll through Juanita Park (Kirkland, WA) late on
a rain-sprinkled Sunday morning just to see what we could see. Lots of
Virginia Rails calling on the east side of the "throughway" and a couple
near the westside boardwalk, but didn't see any. Nice views of a Wood
Duck pair (Ilon Logan was taking some photos). A small flock of
Golden-crowned Sparrows were very approachable toward the west-side
blackberry vines. Most enjoyable sighting: Green-winged Teal, Cinnamon
Teal (my first for Kirkland), and Hooded Merganser about two feet apart,
paddling in a line. Most comical sighting: a Double-crested Cormorant
struggling to swallow a very large fish (perch?).

Birds or heard (26 spp) during this outing:

Canada Goose
Wood Duck
Mallard
Cinnamon Teal
Green-winged Teal
Lesser Scoup
Bufflehead
Hooded Merganser
Pied-billed Grebe
Double-crested Cormorant
Great Blue Heron
Virginia Rail (heard)
American Coot
Glaucous-winged Gull
Rock Pigeon
Downy Woodpecker (heard)
American Crow
Violet-green Swallow (many!)
Black-capped Chickadee
Bushtit
American Robin
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Song Sparrow
Golden-crowned Sparrow
Red-winged Blackbird
House finch

May all your birds be identified,

Denis DeSilvis
Seattle, WA
mailto:denis.j.desilvis at boeing.com