Tweets - 8 of us met at 6:00am for our walk today. It was sunny and warm,
and while it got hot, it wasn't unbearable. From 6:00-11:00, temps ranged
from the mid-70's to the mid-80's. The real heat is reserved for
afternoons.

It was amazingly birdy this morning. Between the usual doldrums of this
time of year, combined with the heat, I thought we'd get 50 well-baked
species and hurry home before we melted.

Highlights:

Ring-necked Pheasant Our lone male continues
Spotted Sandpiper 2-3 on lily pads in slough
Caspian Tern One flew downslough calling
Anna's Hummingbird Numerous and widespread
Red-breasted Sapsucker One near start of boardwalk
Hairy Woodpecker One east of the weir
Pacific-slope Flycatcher One near start of boardwalk
Red-eyed Vireo 2? near east end of boardwalk

We had a four warbler day, with 1-2 YELLOW WARBLERS, 2-3 male WILSON'S
WARBLERS, many COMMON YELLOWTHROATS, and an immature BLACK-THROATED GRAY
WARBLER at the Rowing Club.

At the south end of the Dog Meadow, we had 1-2 juvenile LAZULI BUNTINGS
being fed by a female. Later, we had a male Laz at the east end of Snag Row.

We had a juvenile(?) BULLOCK'S ORIOLE, our latest sighting ever for that
species. We've never had orioles in August-April, so it will be a surprise
if we see one next week.

We also had one unseen calling EVENING GROSBEAK apparently flying high above
the weir.

The Community Gardens were abuzz with hummingbirds. There were several
ANNA'S HUMMINGBIRD and at least 2 RUFOUS. Might have been 6-8 hummingbirds
in the gardens all told, and there were lots of conflicts (including
interspecies jabbing over ownership of particularly nice flowers).

No Tree or Violet-green Swallows.

For the day, 60 species.

== Michael Hobbs
== Kirkland, WA
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