Tweets - The torrential rains let up by 6:00 a.m., and it was barely raining
at all when we started at 8:00. The first hour was very birdy, as all the
birds seemed ecstatic to have a morning free of rain and snow. But before
long, the rain started again, not letting up until about 11:00. By the time
we got to the Rowing Club, however, it was sunny and gorgeous.

Highlights:

Wood Duck At least 2 males and a female
American Wigeon 3 on grass/gravel parking lot, maybe more flybys
Northern Pintail Flock of ~dozen flew north over us
Horned Grebe One well out on lake
Western Gull One in the sunrise gull flock
California Gull Matt had one even earlier
Barn Owl Matt had many good looks after 6 a.m.
Northern Shrike Closer to the model airplane fields today
W. Meadowlark One at Compost Piles

Ducks are pairing up. Bewick's Wrens, Brown Creeper, Song Sparrow were
singing. Hazelnuts are blooming.

There was a MUSKRAT at the Rowing Club pond.

For the day, 53 species.

For the year, adding WESTERN GULL, CALIFORNIA GULL, and WESTERN MEADOWLARK,
we're up to 72 species.

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