Tweets - what a nice morning. It wasn't too cold, and it was sunny for part
of the time. No wind, though that left us with a small amount of fog.
Nothing too serious. The birds sure were out, to make for a really good day
for December. We saw just about everything one might expect to see, plus a
few others.

Highlights:

BRANT Again, 1 with a large flock of Cacklers
Northern Pintail Some flying, some on lake
ducks, generally Nine species total, pretty good diversity
MERLIN Third week in a row. Chased by a crow.
Barn Owl Scott had one early at the windmill
Hairy Woodpecker One in East Meadow
Northern Shrike Adult in East Meadow
Varied Thrush Male at start of boardwalk
Cedar Waxwing Maybe 40 total - very active
Y.-rumped Warbler Two or three - scarce in December
Fox Sparrow LOTS - 20+

For the day, 61 species.

== Michael Hobbs
== Kirkland, WA
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