Tweeters:



Eight of us had a short morning of birding.? The shady areas of the boardwalk were relatively cool, but the exposed areas were already hot.? The bird activity was down quite a bit.



We started off in the parking lot?with two RAVENS and AMERICAN BITTERN flying by.? We later got? great views of a BITTERN walking the shoreline.? SWALLOWS for the day:? BARN, CLIFF and TREE.

FLYCATCHERS: WILLOW, PACIFIC-SLOPE and WESTERN WOOD-PEWEE.



We saw several BLACK-HEADED GROSBEAKS, including juveniles.?? The only WARBLERS?were YELLOW and COMMON YELLOW THROAT.? Ducks were scarce but we did see MALLARDS and WOOD DUCKS.? We also saw a RUFOUS HUMMINGBIRD near the twin barns.?



A highlight of the day was sighting a GREAT HORNED OWL flying through the woods.?



Total species:? 32

Mammals:? deer, squirrel and coyote



Eric Slagle, Olympia

hannaslagle at comcast.net