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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple style='word-wrap:break-word'><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>Hi Tweets<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>With Michael, Jordan and Mason all gone to Ecuador, Tony and I got to be Michael.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>It was a very nice day, clear and good temperature (60 – 77F) and little to no wind. The birds were reasonably cooperative, but it is summer so our numbers were lower than usual (47 species today).<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>The highlight of the day was when an adult Bald Eagle swooped down in front of us and took a young Great Blue Heron. Upriver a short distance, and then it was breakfast time. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>We heard lots of Swainson’s Thrushes, but only saw one. Mallard with ducklings, Gadwall with ducklings and Wood Duck with teenage ducklings. Lots of other birds with young – not sure how many young Song Sparrows. Single Golden-crowned Kinglets and Brown Creepers. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Misses for the day: Ring-necked Duck, Bufflehead, Hooded Merganser, Pied-billed Grebe, Rock Pigeon, Virginia Rail, American Coot, Killdeer, Glaucous-winged Gull, Bushtit, Purple Finch, White-crowned Sparrow.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Good Birding!<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Brian H. Bell<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Woodinville WA<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>