11:35 start - water level low and dropping with all mudflats visible
(7:03 high tide - 9.2ft; 14:30 low tide - (-)1.1ft)
12:10 end

Tweeters,
Thin clouds casting overcast with thicker moving in; warm, slightly
humid; with cottonwood seeds floating on a mild north breeze at Turning
Basin #3. Had more mammals than just the visiting harbor seal today: 5
UW Fisheries folk were taking samples at the restoration peninsula. When
they left, the crows and gulls moved in closer, foraging in the
footprints in the mud.

Both the Hamm Creek and Oxbow Ospreys were tight on their respective
nests. I think the Hamm Creek eggs should be hatching soon.

Bird of the Day: Yellow Warbler - singing and then visible across the
water in the trees on the south bank. First for the year here. (A
Northern Flicker was sounding off nearby the warbler.)

Birds seen during this scan:
Canada Goose (3)
Mallard (2)
Great Blue Heron
Osprey (4)
Glaucous-winged Gull (5)
Rock Pigeon (10)
Belted Kingfisher
Northern Flicker
American Crow (13)
Violet-green Swallow (over 10)
Cliff Swallow (over 15)
Barn Swallow
Bewick's Wren
American Robin
European Starling (3)
Yellow Warbler
Song Sparrow (3)
Brown-headed Cowbird
House Finch
American Goldfinch (2)
House Sparrow (3)

21 spp today; 42 YTD

May all your birds be identified,

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