Tweets - It was a miserable, cold, windy, dark morning. Blessedly, we only
had about 5 minutes of rain (9:02-9:07 or thereabouts), but it threatened
all morning. About 10% of our species were heard-only, and there were quite
a few things seen only by a few people. Whining aside, we actually did
pretty well.

Highlights:

Bufflehead 1 female lingering at the Rowing Club
Green Heron 1 near old nest at Rowing Club
Bald Eagle Huge numbers (7-10) continue
PEREGRINE FALCON 1 over Dog Meadow
Virginia Rail 2+ near weir, one seen
BLACK SWIFT At least 16 - earliest sighting ever, FOS
Vaux's Swift 2-3. Numbers seem down this year
Downy Woodpecker Copulating
Western Wood-Pewee At least 3
WESTERN KINGBIRD 2 at the north end of the East Meadow
Swainson's Thrush Finally some song, 1 seen
Cedar Waxwing First in 8 weeks
Wilson's Warbler Notably many singing
Evening Grosbeak Heard many times overhead, glimpsed

Our previous early record for BLACK SWIFT was 2009-05-21, so this was barely
earlier, but earlier nonetheless.

One BEAVER in the slough as well.

Only one WESTERN TANAGER was heard, and that just barely. No Orange-crowned
Warblers. And we hoped in vain for Lazuli Bunting or Bullock's Oriole.

For the day, 66 species.

== Michael Hobbs
== Kirkland, WA
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