Hey tweets, I almost stayed home this morning to work on taxes, but
then I realized my real life is out at the Fill, not stuck behind a
desk. So, laden with guilt, I went. And yippee! There was a MOUNTAIN
BLUEBIRD female foraging in the field immediately west of Shoveler's
Pond, almost within touching distance of Wahkiakum Lane. She was using
Kern's little metal posts to perch on (Kern Ewing, professor of
restoration ecology, has roped off several study plots in this field).

But wait. There's more! In the restoration area immediately north of
Southwest Pond (aka Carp Pond) was a EURASIAN COLLARED-DOVE. It was
perched in a tree there. Unfortunately, it flew off in the direction
of Foster Island, but perhaps it will come back. The dove seen last
year at the Fill did put in sporadic appearances for a couple of days.

Also present: Northern Rough-winged Swallows foraging over the lake
and Main Pond, along with Cliffs, Barns, Trees, and Violet-greens. The
Common Teal was still at Shoveler's Pond. Colby found an Orange-
crowned Warbler trilling in the northern Blue Forest, and he heard an
American Pipit fly over.

Only one word for it: Wow. - Connie, Seattle

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