Tweets -; It was wet, but the rain was not nonstop, and the day was warm (50 degrees -; in January!) And it was pretty birdy, surprisingly enough.

Highlights:
a.. Wood Duck -; pair in slough near Lake Platform
b.. Greater Scaup -; we think -; one 1st winter female
c.. Pied-billed Grebe -; at least 40 on the lake, maybe 5 more in the slough
d.. Virginia Rail -; one heard SE of Viewing Mound pre-dawn. First of Year (FOY)
e.. California Gull -; at least one in large gull flock on grass soccer fields (FOY)
f.. ICELAND (THAYER'S) GULL -; one in same flock (FOY)
g.. 5 species of gull total -; Mostly Mew Gulls, a few Ring-bills, and many Glaucous-winged and "Olympic" gulls
h.. Green Heron -; one at Rowing Club
i.. Western Screech-Owl -; Matt heard one in "Mysterious Thicket" well pre-dawn
j.. SHORT-EARED OWL -; one in East Meadow around 7:30 a.m.
k.. 4 woodpecker species -; but only 1-2 of each. Okay, maybe 3 flickers
l.. HERMIT THRUSH -; one just south of Dog Area along slough trail (FOY)
m.. House Finch -; one singing bird (unseen) was our only finch of any kind
Singing birds included Anna's Hummingbird, Black-capped Chickadee, Bewick's Wren, House Finch, and Red-winged Blackbird.

Misses included Ring-necked Duck, Hooded Merganser, Cooper's Hawk, Bushtit, and Marsh Wren

For the day, 56 species!

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

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