Tweets - we were blessed by several hours without precipitation this
morning. We had a beautiful sunrise, it didn't start misting until 10:30,
and the rain held off until noon. Not too terribly birdy, but a decent day
none-the-less. Water levels are high, after all of this rain - about 5
feet at the weir gauge. There were some large puddles approaching the
boardwalk, and the boardwalk itself was under as much as 4 inches of water
in places.

Highlights:

8 species of duck
Double-crested Cormorant Dozens overhead towards lake
Green Heron Once again, at the RC pond
Short-eared Owl Matt had 1 or 2 early
Hairy Woodpecker At least two, seen pretty well
Northern Shrike Seen at 8:00 a.m., but not later
Cedar Waxwing 2-3 at Dog Central
American Goldfinch Good sized flock

Cedar Waxwings are rare in the depths of winter at Marymoor, so they were a
nice find.

For the day, 53 species. For the year, we're up to 63 species.

== Michael Hobbs
== Kirkland, WA
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