Tweets -; We had a very nice morning for our walk today. As usual for this time of year, not many surprises, except for a few seasonally unusual birds. But all in all, a pretty good day.

Highlights:
a.. Wood Ducks -; three clutches of ducklings
b.. Mallard -; FIVE clutches of ducklings
c.. Virginia Rail -; one responded to clapping briefly from across the slough
d.. American Coot -; lone bird remains near Lake Platform
e.. Great Blue Heron -; first week seeing apparent juveniles out of the nest and along the slough
f.. Green Heron -; one flew up the slough
g.. Osprey -; birds at both nests, 6-8 birds total
h.. Barn Owl -; Matt had one in the East Meadow prior to 4:30 a.m.
i.. Western Screech-Owl -; Matt had one near the east end of the boardwalk before 4:30 a.m.
j.. Pileated Woodpecker -; one heard just after 5:30 a.m. Not at all common in June
k.. Bullock's Oriole -; First-year and full adult males seen
l.. Orange-crowned Warbler -; Matt heard one pre-dawn; we may have seen another along the edge of the Dog Meadow
m.. Wilson's Warbler -; Male singing and seen at Rowing Club; first ever for Week 26
n.. Lazuli Bunting -; our best estimate was 3-4 males, 2-3 females, with the higher value probable for both
o.. INDIGO BUNTING -; singing male continues in the trees and shrubs in the spirea area in the center of the Dog Meadow
Below the weir, a COYOTE on the far shore caused the Mallards to sound like a synchronized chorus of bullfrogs. They were definitely concerned.

At the Rowing Club, a TOWNSEND'S MOLE tried desperately to burrow into the edge of the gravel path as we approached. It refused an attempt to guide it to softer ground.

And we had at least a dozen EUROPEAN COTTONTAIL.

For the day, 64 species of bird.

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