Well the weather sucked. High 40's to low 50's, overcast, drizzle, cold
wind. Mayvember again. Still, there were at least 10 of us out there this
morning trying to find spring somewhere.

It was moderately birdy, but the viewing was terrible. We often spent long
minutes searching fruitlessly for the bird we could hear siging "in that
tree - it's got to be". Several times, though, we did find the birds with
work.

Lots and lots of BLACK-HEADED GROSBEAKS singing - the new ubiquitous
species.

We had two mystery empidonax flycatchers, which were kind of the highlight
of the day, and caused lots of conversation.

Other highlights:

Bufflehead Four females still at the lake
Green Heron Four sighted, including on the RC nest
Pacific-slope Flycatcher Very obvious ID on this guy
Warbling Vireo Nearly as common as the grosbeaks
Swainson's Thrush 1 seen, two more heard. FOS
Cedar Waxwing 2 near east footbridge FOS
Townsend's Warbler 1 singing, and finally seen, at Rowing Club
Western Tanager Male and female at Rowing Club

Matt saw some DEER, we had one RACCOON climbing a cottonwood near Dog
Central, and there were loads of Eastern Cottontail rabbits.

After the walk, there was the official opening of the Marymoor Connector
Trail (new bike trail connecting the Sammamish River Trail to the East Lake
Sammamish Trail, through Marymoor Park). The opening event was held over by
the model airplane field at the east side of the park. I added a couple of
birds to the day list - RED-BREASTED SAPSUCKER, drumming, and a single
PURPLE MARTIN.

For the day, we had 59 species, plus the mystery empidonax(es). For the
year, we're up to 130 species.

== Michael Hobbs
== Kirkland, WA
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