Tweets - it seemed pretty quiet today. Early on there was fog, but it
lifted early on, such that it didn't effect much except owling. It remained
overcast all morning, though, and we had about 16 drops of rain as we passed
the windmill. No wind, a touch cold, but fine. It just didn't feel very
birdy.

Highlights:

Cackling Goose Large flock (125?) almost pure Branta minima minima
Wood Duck 3-4. We have few sightings of them this late
Western Grebe Several on lake
Barn Owl Matt had 2 early, including 1 *in* the windmill
R.-b. Sapsucker One near the start of the boardwalk
Brown Creeper Almost didn't see it - it was too close!
Fox Sparrow Several especially nice looks
"Slate-colored" Junco Near the first bench. Everyone saw it but me.

After the walk, I went to the 187th St viewpoint off East Lake Samm.
Parkway, and had a couple of good birds:

Common Loon One quite close to the lake platform
Common Merganser Three in the northeast corner

Despite the feeling that there wasn't that much to see, 59 species for the
day. So maybe I'm just jaded...

== Michael Hobbs
== Kirkland, WA
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