Tweets - it was sunny but chilly this morning, with a bit of a nasty cold
breeze, and maybe that kept some of the birds hidden or quiet. We're
definitely into Summer mode - we didn't have a single lingering winter
species; everything was a breeding bird, a strict migrant passing through,
or a wanderer. Only a couple of new arrivals, and otherwise things were
fairly quiet. Warbler numbers were way, way down from last week.

Highlights:

Turkey Vulture One high to the northwest
Caspian Tern One flew up the slough towards the lake
E. COLLARED-DOVE Two flew up the slough towards the lake
Barn Owl Matt had 3 at model airplane field pre-dawn
Western Wood-Pewee 1 in Big Cottonwood Forest - First of Spring
Pacific-slope Flycatcher 2+, Dog Meadow edges - FOS
WESTERN KINGBIRD 2 between East Meadow and airplane field
Or.-crowned Warbler Only about 2
Yellow Warbler 1 seen, a few heard singing
Yellow-rumped Warbler Less than 5
Black-headed Grosbeak Males in abundance, and a couple of females
Bullock's Oriole 1 female north of Dog Central
Evening Grosbeak Flock of a dozen, plus several more flyovers

Wilson's Warbler and Common Yellowthroat were fairly numerous

We saw two VAUX'S SWIFTS in apparent display flight - gliding in tandem with
wings held upright in a sharp dihedral.

There's at least one white fluffy baby RED-TAILED HAWK on the odd-snag nest
west of the main park entrance. The baby GREAT BLUE HERONS that we could
see in the heronry at Dog Central are getting sizable. At least 2 SAVANNAH
SPARROWS were seen gathering nesting material.

Somehow this spring, we've managed to miss Blue-winged and Cinnamon Teal,
Short-eared Owl, Northern Rough-winged Swallow, and MacGillivray's Warbler.
Green Heron and Purple Martin have only been seen once or twice, and not yet
on a Thursday walk. We're still waiting on Willow Flycatcher, Red-eyed
Vireo, and Lazuli Bunting.

For the day, 60 species. For the year, adding WESTERN WOOD-PEWEE and
PACIFIC-SLOPE FLYCATCHER, we're up to 130 species.

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