Tweets - thank goodness it wasn't as hot as yesterday. Actually it was very
pleasant, with temps ranging from maybe 60-70, and sunny with thin patchy
overcast. Not *too many* mosquitoes. The birds were somewhat scarce (more
than 20 species were either heard-only or were represented by only a single
bird). There were some highlights, though, for the dozen or so birders who
came out with me:

Green Heron Adult flew around weir
Cooper's Hawk One flying east of mansion
Virginia Rail One FLEW near east footbridge
Hairy Woodpecker One flew across Dog Meadow
Barn Owl Louise had one early (4:30) near the
windmill
Pacific-slope Flycatcher One near start of boardwalk
Swainson's Thrush Abundant singing; few good looks except at Rowing
Club
Yellow-rumped Warbler Male Audubon's catching BIG bugs west of mansion
Black-headed Grosbeak Many, including male feeding babies. No singing.
Lazuli Bunting Louise had one singing in Snag Row after
5:00am

Lots of baby birds, many being fed. A partial list of 1st-year birds
includes Common Yellowthroat, Black-capped Chickadee, American Robin,
European Starling, Red-tailed Hawk, Spotted Towhee, Cedar Waxwing (being
fed), Black-headed Grosbeak, Wood Duck, Brown-headed Cowbird, Violet-green
Swallow, Dark-eyed Junco, Barn Swallow, Cliff Swallow.

For the day, 59 species of bird, plus Raccoon, Black-tailed Deer, Eastern
Cottontail, Long-tailed Weasel, Eastern Gray Squirrel, Muskrat(?), Bullfrog,
Garter Snake, Red-eared Slider, and at least 3 species of dragonfly and
several different butterflies.

== Michael Hobbs
== Kirkland, WA
== http://www.marymoor.org/birding.htm
== birdmarymoor at verizon.net