Tweets ? it was unrelentingly overcast today, with some drizzle, and a variable but stiffly annoying breeze. Still, with temps around 45 degrees, and no real rain, it wasn?t too bad. We had some good birding highlights, even if much of the day wasn?t terribly birdy

Highlights:

Cackling Goose Huge flocks overhead, with ~800 on the ground
Wood Duck Pair in slough
Northern Pintail Flock of 8-10 overhead
PEREGRINE FALCON Adult bird, seen twice (and yesterday too)
Barn Owl Probably at least a couple of birds
Short-eared Owl Great looks, kiting over model airplane field, after 7
Northern Shrike Two seen simultaneously, East and Dog Meadows
Pacific Wren Six noted ? ties a high count
Purple Finch Five along slough
RED CROSSBILL 80-100 high in trees around mansion all morning

Except for one unidentified flyover woodpecker while we drove to the Rowing Club, we were without any kinds of woodpeckers at all. Not even a flicker.

Yesterday, however, Ollie Oliver had DOWNY and PILEATED WOODPECKERS and NORTHERN FLICKER, as well as a HORNED GREBE.

For the day, 54 species.

== Michael Hobbs
== www.marymoor.org/birding.htm
== BirdMarymoor at frontier.com