Hi Tweeters,

It is hard to pick out a single Mallard or Gadwall to
watch molt. It was interesting to see the Northern
Pintail at Medina Park has lost all of his breeding
head and neck feather in a week. That part of him was
only looking a little ragged last week but I could see
had lost a lot of other body feathers last week and
his speculum was easy to see. I hardly recognized him
and made the mistake of thinking he was a she.

Lot of ducks around including a seemingly out of place
male Cinnamon Teal in the bigger pond. I didn't see
the Wood Duck ling so I presume it didn't make it.

All but two or three Great Blue Herons have fledged.
The Bullock's Orioles have fledged but I saw the male
around. A nest of Bushtits had fledged too. Barn
Swallows were calling and diving on an immature
Coopers Hawk.

For directions this is the best link, go to directions
from the menu on the left of the website. The park is
directly across from the church:

http://www.stthomasmedina.org/

Kathy
Roosting in S King County



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