Tweets - a gorgeous summer day. Migration is mostly over, so our bird count
was down from last week. But the summer birds were singing and visible, and
there were still a couple of migrants to enjoy.

There were also mosquitoes...

Highlights:

Wood Duck 3 clutches of babies
Mallard Ducklings at the Rowing Club
Ring-necked Pheasant Male strutting around near mansion
Green Heron On nest at Rowing Club
Bald Eagle FIVE at lake
Rufous Hummingbird Still on nest near Dog Central
Warbling Vireo One with nest material at RC
Red-eyed Vireo Heard 1 at the S end of Dog Meadow
Swainson's Thrush Beginning to sing
Cedar Waxwing Ubiquitous.
Yellow Warbler Several, singing, and a female
Common Yellowthroat Most common warbler
Wilson's Warbler One or two males
Western Tanager Male near mansion, female near lake
Bl.-headed Grosbeak Ubiquitous
Lazuli Bunting Pair in Snag Row, maybe a 2nd male too
Bullock's Oriole Pair chasing each other around
Purple Finch One highly-colored male in forest

One CEDAR WAXWING was doing a funny display dance. With his tail cocked and
his head back, he'd bounce to the right, bounce to the left, then hop up a
branch. For several minutes he moved his way up a bare tree closer and
closer to another waxwing at the top who appeared uninterested (though she
didn't fly away).

We also had a Raccoon, a Long-tailed Weasel, and either a Beaver or a River
Otter (I think the latter), plus the usual squirrels and bunnies.

For the day, 58 species. For the year, adding REVI, we're now at 141.

BTW - I just had a Raccoon and a Pacific-slope Flycatcher in my yard while
writing this note.

== Michael Hobbs
== Kirkland, WA
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