Tweets,

Unlike the balmy day yesterday, this morning was quite chilly, 36 F at the
start. With the haze to the east, the sun didn't really arrive until almost
10, and the passerines didn't start moving until then either. The major
construction of the new lagoon is mostly over, what remains is soil and
path preparations. The earth moved to create the new lagoons has been used
to build several new berms. We'll have to see how well that works, for the
birds and the birders.

Most of the wintering ducks are back, including Greater (> 60) and Lesser
(> 40) Scaup, Ring-necked Duck, Common Merganser (2), Common Goldeneye
(12), American Wigeon (>30), Bufflehead (> 70). Western Grebe (> 40) were
spread across the middle of the lake and 2 Red-necked Grebes were near the
park shoreline.

The 2 juvenile Mourning Dove remain; one was once again right on the
wetlands trail, acting very tame. Good numbers of Golden-crowned, Fox and
Lincoln's Sparrows were also seen. All 3 wrens were calling in the wetlands
as well.

The Madronas are flush with berries, and bugs, and are providing good
foraging for large numbers of birds. On Promontory Point, one of the
largest Madronas hosted the following: American Robin, Varied Thrush, Cedar
Waxwing, European Starling, Steller's Jay, Audubon's Warbler, BC Chickadee,
RC Kinglet, Bewick's Wren, and, in the neighboring Doug Fir, CB Chickadee
and Townsend's Warbler.

A flock of Pine Siskin flew over the point, and a pair of Purple Finch were
vocalizing loudly in the trees below.

Scott Ramos
Seattle