Hey folks,
Today was by far the most unsuccessful day of birding I have ever had. Why? Because I couldn't find a single Belted Kingfisher in Seattle. I drove all over, visited parks up and down the sound as well as around lake union and Washington but no birds. I don't know what the deal was, but it probably because I was looking for them.
I saw some good stuff though, got some good pics of a Double-crested Cormorant at the fill. Plenty of warblers about too. The strangest thing was a Brant sitting on the beach at Golden Gardens park. I drove to the end of the parking lot to see if I could find any nest cavities or even a sand bank (to no avail) and there on the beach, hardly a 10 yards away was a Brant all alone and just sitting there. Its head feathers were very, very worn and it looked sick and I assume that is why it was there. Still it struck me as very odd cause I am used to seeing them in the middle of puget sound or any other body of water.
Anyway, tomorrow I have more work to do and I am going to look at some other areas. Thanks again for all your suggestions again and good birding.
-Brendan McGarry

Brendan McGarry
Seattle/Olympia, Washington