And I clearly hear a Laughing Gull "laughing" outside.? No REALLY!!!?

Bruce Jones
Shoreline, WA/Wilmington, NC







-----Original Message-----
From: Matt Bartels <mattxyz at earthlink.net>
To: tweeters <tweeters at u.washington.edu>
Sent: Tue, 1 Apr 2008 9:08 am
Subject: [Tweeters] Birds today










Hi Tweets-
Relieved at the prospect of unambiguously good weather for a change,
I got out for some early birding this morning at the usual spot.

The day started out well, before first light, when a pair of BAOW
flew over - perhaps a foreshadowing of what was to come....

A little later, dawn chorus picked up, and I was happy to watch &
listen to the mixture of winter and summer birds. Some of the more
notable finds: A SASP gave its unmistakable song, just as a nice
flock of TRSW flew past vocalizing. In the distance, I heard what I
could have sworn was a MOQU, though this location is really unlikely
for such a species. Shorebird migration has begun in trickles, with
STSA a BTGO, and a BBSA being the prizes of the day. A distant RNPH
was a nice find too. After watching a single NOSH near the pond
while a flock of BASW swirled overhead, I headed to the thickets
where I hoped for warblers. I wasn't disappointed, either, with a
single male BTGW. a female BLWA and a bright PRWA showing up today!
Nearby, I tracked down one vagrant CAWR sitting next to a LABU before
calling it a morning.

What started as just an unambiguously good weather day turned out to
be unambiguously good for birding as well -- enjoy the rest of the
day,

Matt Bartels
Seattle, WA
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