Tweets - It went from chilly (46 degrees) to hot (okay - only in the 70's).
Not a cloud in the sky, and no breeze. A really nice summer day. 10 of us
strolled around slowly, trying to locate the birds - a difficult task, as
most weren't just out there on display like they are earlier in the breeding
season. It seemed pretty quiet overall, though we managed to have some good
sightings.

Highlights:

The RING-NECKED PHEASANT was heard near the Community Gardens, maybe hidden
in Snag Row

The OSPREY have at least one young on the nest.

One CASPIAN TERN was seen flying very high down the river

The concert venue closures meant we couldn't get a good look into the BARN
OWL nest box, but we were barely able to see there was at least 1 owl inside
the box

A HAIRY WOODPECKER female was excavating a nest hole in a snag near the
start of the boardwalk. We also saw adult and juvenile DOWNY WOODPECKERS.

Lots of WILLOW FLYCATCHERS and WESTERN WOOD-PEWEE, with one of the latter
possibly building a nest

Many baby birds were about; we got to watch a BUSHTIT bang a caterpillar
against a branch to kill it, and then feed it to a baby.

We had a great deal of fun seeing a male YELLOW WARBLER feeding both a baby
YEWA and a baby BROWN-HEADED COWBIRD, and then later a female feeding two
young. My guess is this was two separate families. The second group was
also along the west edge of the Dog Meadow, and we spent about a half hour
watching them.

We had a juvenile YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLER along the west edge of the Dog
Meadow - all streaky with no yellow at all

The male LAZULI BUNTING was again singing near the Compost Piles

We had great looks at a male BULLOCK'S ORIOLE at the south end of the Dog
Meadow, and a female a bit further north, as well as great looks at
BLACK-HEADED GROSBEAK.

For the day, 56 species.

== Michael Hobbs
== Kirkland, WA
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