A heavy overcast with mist turning to rain was our fate
this morning. By 9:00, it was clearing a bit, but we were almost done
by then. Pretty quiet, except for the incessant buzzing on mosquitoes.
Repellant can deter them from biting, but it doesn't keep them out of
your eyes and ears. Water levels are outrageously high - 4.8 feet at the
gauge, which translates into flooding over part of the trail as you
approach the boardwalk, water over the east side of the boardwalk, and
water over the access to the Rowing Club dock! This is approaching the
high water levels of winter!
Highlights - well, not a lot:
Ring-necked Pheasant Poor Lonesome George struts well...
Black Swift 15-20 over the south Dog Meadow
Vaux's Swift Just a couple, but pretty good
looks
Red-breasted Sapsucker 2 just south of Dog Meadow
Pacific-slope Flycatcher 2+ heard, one seen at start of
boardwalk
Swainson's Thrush Lots of nice singing
Dark-eyed Junco Many juveniles around the mansion
And did I mention mosquitoes and mist?
For the day, 58 species, but several of those were heard-only, and
several more were in the 1-seen, several heard category.
== Michael
Band-tailed Pigeons. Photo by Ollie
Oliver
Juvenile Bald Eagle. Photo by Ollie Oliver
Great Blue Heron in front of Cirque du Soleil tents.
Photo by Ollie Oliver
White-crowned Sparrow. Photo by Ollie Oliver
Ring-necked Pheasant male, in the Pea Patch. Photo by Ollie Oliver
Nest in the East Meadow. Species and photographer uncertain.
Song Sparrow with baby Brown-headed Cowbird...
...and feeding it. Photos by Lillian Reis
Western Wood-Pewee photo by Lillian Reis, 2010-06-11
Female House Finch photo by Lillian Reis, 2010-06-12