Hey Tweets,

My mother and I went up to Jetty Island on the Everett
waterfront on Monday at noon, but unfortunately the ferry times interfered
with our schedule. We still had excellent birding from the pier. First, as
usual, there was a large amount of Osprey nests with young, maybe 15 adults
total. Wading the flats were about 10 or 15 Great Blue Herons. The highlight
was a group of about 40 Common Mergansers swimming and splashing in the
channel, which was a great treat. We're glad to have them back. Then on some
logs floating in the bay were multiple flocks of 20-30 Western and Least
Sandpipers. Gulls included Glaucous-winged, California, Ring-billed and
about 10 Bonaparte's. There were also about 10 Caspian Terns out fishing.
Over on Smith Island, we drove out east on 12th Ave SE and saw a couple of
Northern Harriers patrolling the grasslands. The other species were the
usual, really. The mammal highlight was a baby seal hauled out on logs. -Ira
Zuckerman, Seattle



Full day list:

Common Merganser

Mallard

Canada Goose

Double-crested Cormorant

Great Blue Heron

Osprey

Northern Harrier

Sharp-shinned Hawk

Western Sandpiper

Least Sandpiper

Bonaparte's Gull

Ring-Billed Gull

California Gull

Glaucous-winged Gull

Caspian Tern

American Robin

American Goldfinch

American Crow

Song Sparrow

Eurasian Starling