Tweets - it was a rather gloomy and damp morning that made me wish I'd worn
my gore-tex jacket instead of just a sweatshirt. We had gentle mist most of
the morning, which was far less annoying than the mosquitoes. And while a
few birds (i.e. robins) were very visible and obvious, things were otherwise
pretty quiet.

Highlights:

Wood Duck Lots of females with broods
Barn Owl Seen over the East Meadow early
Western Screech-Owl Calling near the windmill as late as 5am
Rufous Hummingbird Many - often 2 chasing each other
Purple Martin Nesting in both gourds at the lake
Bullock's Oriole Maybe female with young

The "best bird" were two LONG-TAILED WEASELS at the Rowing Club.

There were many juvenile birds - chickadees, bushtits, etc. Probably one of
the Black-headed Grosbeaks was a young one. Definitely some of the Savannah
Sparrows were juvies, as were a couple of Red-winged Blackbirds.

The Least Flycatcher was not heard, despite our lingering there for quite a
while.

For the day, 56 species. Pretty quiet...

== Michael Hobbs
== Kirkland, WA
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