Tweets -; not the nicest of mornings, though not terrible. Cool, dark, and breezy, but no rain. Many birds have reduced or even stopped singing for the season. Some may have moved on already. So not terribly birdy, though some of that feeling is because the light was bad for much of the morning.

Highlights:
a.. Wood Duck -; one clutch of 5 ducklings
b.. Mallard -; at least 4 clutches of ducklings, plus a small flotilla of presumed "teens"
c.. Hooded Merganser -; one at the Rowing Club
d.. Black Swift -; brief look at two from the Rowing Club; they swiftly disappeared
e.. American Coot -; lone bird remains. Really wonder if it can't fly
f.. Caspian Tern -; at least 4 from the Lake Platform
g.. Cooper's Hawk -; Matt saw one about 5:15 a.m.
h.. Barn Owl -; Matt saw one over East Meadow very early
i.. Western Screech-Owl -; Matt saw one near east end of boardwalk very early
j.. Hairy Woodpecker -; one on far side of slough, south of Rowing Club
k.. HUTTON'S VIREO -; one at the Rowing Club parking lot right at 10 a.m.
l.. Purple Martin -; we only saw two, both males sitting inside gourds
m.. Northern Rough-winged Swallow -; two below weir
n.. Swainson's Thrush -; still LOTS of singing
o.. White-crowned Sparrow -; first juveniles of the season
p.. Dark-eyed Junco -; overrun with juvies, especially in the northern half of the park
q.. Bullock's Oriole -; probably 4 seen
r.. Brown-headed Cowbird -; babies being fed by Swainson's Thrush and Bewick's Wren
s.. Yellow Warbler -; maybe just one singing male
t.. Wilson's Warbler -; one unseen singing male at the Rowing Club
u.. Lazuli Bunting -; still 2-3 males seen
No sign of the Indigo Bunting. The last eBird reports seem to be from last Thursday, June 25th.

Based on the last several weeks of glimpses, I think it's likely BULLOCK'S ORIOLES nested in the grove just east of the weir, and may have fledged one or more young this week. Bullock's Orioles, Lazuli Buntings, and Tree Swallows are all likely finishing up breeding, and will be gone from the park after about the first week in August if not sooner. They are the first to leave.

Misses today included Canada Goose, Rock Pigeon, Green Heron, Red-breasted Sapsucker, Red-eyed Vireo, Cliff Swallow, and Yellow-rumped Warbler.

For the day, 64 species.

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