I was up at 6 am yesterday, went out to fill the feeder, and heard a
bird singing in the giant old apple tree in my front yard--not quite
warbler, not quite goldfinch, a little buzzy. And then I realized that
was what I always said to myself before recognizing a Lazuli Bunting
song. I grabbed my bins and he kindly flew to another perch to sing
where he was fully lit by the morning sun. I've lived here
six-and-a-half years and never seen one in Olympia before.

Angela Percival
Angela at stillwatersci dotcom
Near Green Cove Creek sort of between the golf course on Cooper Point
and Evergreen State College
Olympia, WA