Tweets -; it was oddly quiet today, under a thick blanket of clouds. Quiet, that is, except for the BLACK-HEADED GROSBEAKS WHO SHOUTED ALL OVER EVERYTHING ELSE ALL MORNING. And the birds appeared to be very busy with their own quiet purposes, rather than posing for us. That is to say, the list of birds we saw was substantially shorter than our total list.

Highlights, such as they were:
a.. Mallard -; two ducklings at the lake, 10 tiny ducklings at the Rowing Club
b.. CALIFORNIA QUAIL -; heard from across the slough
c.. Spotted Sandpiper -; two at the weir
d.. Anna's Hummingbird -; two nests currently occupied that I know of
e.. Western Wood-Pewee -; one silent bird, south of the Dog Meadow
f.. N. Rough-winged Swallow -; a few amongst the Violet-greens and Trees
g.. Evening Grosbeak -; one barely heard overhead
h.. Golden-crowned Sparrow -; getting late for them; 3 at north end of East Meadow
i.. Bullock's Oriole -; one barely heard in large cottonwood
j.. BLACK-HEADED GROSBEAKS EVERYWHERE SINGING AND CALLING AND... SHUDDUP ALREADY!
k.. Lazuli Bunting -; Female at north end of East Meadow
Misses included Gadwall, Rock Pigeon, Green Heron, Cliff Swallow, Brown Creeper, and Pine Siskin, all of which have been seen on at least half of previous Week 20 visits.

Nothing new for the year.

For the day, a stretch to call it 60 species, with 9 of those heard only, and several others (Yellow Warbler, Wilson's Warbler, Swainson's Thrush, Western Tanager, Red-tailed Hawk, Barn Swallow, etc.) seen only by one person, or only glimpsed by a few people.

Disappointing for May.

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