Nice brisk walk and pace this morning and some nice birds too.

Winner take all, a 'western' PALM WARBLER along the bark/mulch path
through the blueberries, SE side of Larsen Lake and maybe a bird that might stick
around for awhile. Sighted at 0940hrs, the Palm Warbler was seen flitting
about on the ground and lower branches of the blueberries associated with
a loose scattering of juncos. Very accommodating ...and photogenic too had
I a camera. Easiest access point if anyone wants to give it a shot, park
in the "Lake Hills Blueberry Farm" parking lot just north of the SE 8th
Street traffic light on 148th Ave SE (east side). A bark/mulch path goes
straight east from there, makes a 90 degree left, goes north then veers
northeast. The Palm Warbler was seen a few feet off the path to the east in the
blueberries between where the path veers northeast and the west end of a
fence line meant I think to discourage folks and their dogs from running
around through the blueberries. Walk time from the parking lot to that spot,
maybe 5 minutes.

Elsewhere, up to three White-throated Sparrows continue at the 'sparrow
corner', 156th Ave SE and SE 16th Street, SE corner especially, alternatively
NE corner, and sometimes NW corner, or worse case scenario, could be
anywhere out in the field and brush lines to the SE. This morning's walk
concluded with a nice runner up to the Palm Warbler, 62 Snow Geese to bid me
farewell as they were noisily heading south over Phantom Lake. 2.3 hrs, 44
species, 51 for the month.

Richard Rowlett
Bellevue (Eastgate), WA