Tweets - it was dark and windy and cold. We were all grumpy, but it didn't
rain, so we're all just a bunch of whiners. We're still waiting for the big
rush of spring migrants to show up, but we had some excitement with the
LOGGERHEAD SHRIKE in the East Meadow. This is just the 4th record of
Loggerhead for the park, and the latest date. A very nice looking bird.
But we had no other new arrivals for the week.

[ Any minute now, we should be getting our first flycatchers, vireos,
martins, Swainson's Thrush, Cedar Waxwing, Yellow Warbler, Wilson's Warbler,
Western Tanager, Black-headed Grosbeak, and Bullock's Oriole. ]

Highlights from today:

Green Heron 2 near Rowing Club dock
Red-tailed Hawk Baby(s) on odd-snag nest
Wilson's Snipe Matt heard them winnowing again
California Gull Unusual late spring sighting
Great Horned Owl Matt heard one west of the park entrance
Pacific Wren Matt heard one singing at dawn
Or.-cr. Warbler Quite a few around, singing
Y.-rumped Warbler MANY, both Audubon's and Myrtle's
Spotted Towhee Copulating at Rowing Club
Lincoln's Sparrow More in migration, 2-3 today

Brewer's Blackbird Ollie had a female on 4/23

For the day, 64 species. For the year, adding Loggerhead Shrike and
Brewer's Blackbird, 109 species.

== Michael Hobbs
== Kirkland, WA
== http://www.marymoor.org/birding.htm
== http://www.marymoor.org/BirdBlog.htm
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