Tweets - it was cold, blustery, occasionally damp. Actually not too much
precipitation (stopped minutes after 6:00 a.m.), but definitely too much
wind. There were 10 of us today, and we had to work hard for the birds
because they were not often perched in the open to be seen (except for the
goldfinches).

One HUGE SURPRISE today were 2 SAGE THRASHER. These were seen flying from
the compost piles to the grass soccer fields 7-8-9, where they proceeded to
run along the logs on the east edge of the field and then work the grass
along the north edge. Later they flew back to the compost piles. I'm
afraid I first identified these as American Pipit - hey, they're both
medium-sized buffy birds that run along the ground, right? But something
niggled at my mind, and when Sharon seemed interested in a closer look, I
decided that we ought to approach. It took a second for the mind to come to
grips with the mis-identification. "Hey, wait-a-minute..." They were first
seen around 10:00, and were still at the compost piles a half hour later.

Other highlights:

CINNAMON TEAL 2 males, 1 female near weir
Common Merganser Several promenading down the slough
Cooper's Hawk Pair (?) flirting over mansion
Vaux's Swift Half-dozen or more at lake
Warbling Vireo Several seen
N. Rough-winged Swallow A couple at lake, 1 at Pea Patch
Swainson's Thrush One glimpsed, heard "whit"
Hermit Thrush Two beyond first footbridge
Orange-crowned Warbler Many seen, heard
Wilson's Warbler 3+ males seen
Western Tanager 1 male from Rowing Club dock
FOX SPARROW 1 in Pea Patch - latest spring date ever
Black-headed Grosbeak Abundant, males + 1 female

Tuesday, I had a PACIFIC-SLOPE FLYCATCHER; we had no flycatchers at all
today.

And a previous note to Tweeters from Brian Meilleur on Monday listed
Cassin's Vireo and Nashville Warbler.

So, 66 species today, and with the Cassin's Vireo, Warbling Vireo,
Swainson's Thrush, Hermit Thrush, Sage Thrasher, Nashville Warbler, Wilson's
Warbler, Western Tanager, and Black-headed Grosbeak all new for the week,
the 2007 list is up to 119 species.

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