Tweets - Fifteen of us waded through fog out to the lake, but then the fog
cleared. It was an interesting day, with most of the best birding coming
later in the morning. Signs of spring everywhere, from the birds singing to
the birds fighting to the first Oso Berry blossoms (Indian Plum) of the
year. One of the ornamental fruit trees near the mansion was also beginning
to bloom.

The biggest surprise was a NORTHERN ROUGH-WINGED SWALLOW perched at the
Compost Piles. I've taken some photos that I'll put on the blog later this
afternoon (www.marymoor.org/birding.htm and click on the blog link) This is
about a month earlier than we've ever had a NRWS.

Other Highlights:

Common Goldeneye Especially nice looks at the lake
Virginia Rail Spontaneous calls heard from boardwalk
Wilson's Snipe One very cooperative bird below weir
Red-breasted Sapsucker Very red one at the Rowing Club
Pileated Woodpecker Pair gave us great looks near Mansion
Yellow-rumped Warbler Finally got one for 2008
Western Meadowlark Singing in East Meadow

For the morning, 55 species. For the year, NRWS and Yellow-rumped Warbler
new for 2008, bringing the total to 76 species.

Oh - with regard to the website, I've created photo pages for all of the
species for which I have photos - about 120 so far. These are linked from
www.marymoor.org/birdlist.htm - just click on the species name to get to the
page. Most of the photos are mine, but I've also used photos from Ollie
Oliver, Tom Mansfield, Khanh Tran, David Maloney, Louise Rutter, and
perhaps one or two other photographers (much thanks to all). All of the
photos WERE TAKEN AT MARYMOOR - they're not always stunning views, but they
may show you a bit of what we actually see out there each week.

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