It was a rather gloomy and damp morning that made me wish I'd worn my gore-tex jacket instead of just a sweatshirt.  We had gentle mist most of the morning, which was far less annoying than the mosquitoes.  And while a few birds (i.e. robins) were very visible and obvious, things were otherwise pretty quiet.

Highlights:

Wood Duck                     Lots of females with broods
Barn Owl                         Seen over the East Meadow early
Western Screech-Owl      Calling near the windmill as late as 5am
Rufous Hummingbird         Many - often 2 chasing each other
Purple Martin                    Nesting in both gourds at the lake
Bullock's Oriole                Maybe female with young

The "best birds" were two LONG-TAILED WEASELS at the Rowing Club.

There were many juvenile birds - chickadees, bushtits, etc.  Probably one of  the Black-headed Grosbeaks was a young one.  Definitely some of the Savannah
Sparrows were juvies, as were a couple of Red-winged Blackbirds.

The Least Flycatcher was not heard, despite our lingering there for quite a while.

For the day, 56 species.  Pretty quiet...

== Michael

Eye in the Sky

Black-headed Grosbeak, probable juvenile