A gorgeous summer day, EXCEPT FOR THE MOSQUITOES! The summer birds were singing, but mostly invisible. Lots of babies about, though.
Highlights:
Ring-necked Pheasant
Male sounding off frequently
Rufous Hummingbird
Nobody visible at the nest, but female nearby
Hutton's Vireo?
Calling bird near Dog Central may have been this species
Cedar Waxwing Ubiquitous.
Lazuli Bunting
3(?) near southeast entrance to Dog Area
Bullock's Oriole Pair chasing
each other around, maybe more
For juveniles, we had lots of baby AMERICAN ROBIN, a female RED-WINGED BLACKBIRD feeding a young bird below the weir, a probable juvenile RUFOUS HUMMINGBIRD near the start of the boardwalk, at least one baby GREEN HERON visible under the adult on the nest at the Rowing Club, and a baby HAIRY WOODPECKER was peeking out of the nest hole across from the Rowing Club dock.
Near the Rowing Club dock, we had a mixed flock of baby WOOD DUCKS (8+) which included 3 baby HOODED MERGANSER. There was no adult of either species around, as far as we could tell. The ducklings all appeared to be same age, and quite young.
The BARN OWL in the nest box is rising higher and higher in the box, and is looking cramped. We couldn't see any young ones yet, though.
We also had a RACCOON and 2 LONG-TAILED WEASEL. Huge CARP were stirring up the lily pads a the lake
For the day, 56 species.
== Michael
The Barn Owl is sitting higher and higher
The Raccoon disappears on the far side of the slough
When the two weasels spotted us, one went left and one went right...
...then the one on the left popped up and made a dash across the trail to join the other
Male Rufous Hummingbird in the Dog Meadow
Some of the 8+ Wood Duck babies with 2 (of 3) Hooded Merganser ducklings
Probable juvenile Northern Flicker along the east edge of the East Meadow
There were two of them together, and they were playing/fighting/being siblings
Dave Templeton's male House Finch
In the photo the juvenile(s?) under the adult are not visible