some recent arrivals there since over a week ago: lots of warbling vireos (good look at one as it struggled with a caterpillar or worm)---a couple of Swainson's thrush, posing cooperatively---a waterthrush, N. I think, over the flooded area in the east end of the park--many blue-gray gnatcatchers, one also very cooperative---still lots of yellow-rumps, and some w-t sparrows, but none of the white-crowned sparrows seen at Bass Ponds last night---no song from the barred owls today, but plenty of vocalizing from the kingfisher, who was more active than at any time in recent memory, and scoldings from scads of house wrens--heard only: yellow warbler, redstart--seen repeatedly: 5 turkey vultures (probably waiting for some birder to keel over from warbler neck)--no sign of palm warblers, though there were many at Old Cedar and at Richardson Nature center earlier this week
Linda Whyte
