I spent a half hour at Myers this morning just after the rain began.
As I had hoped, there were a few good birds on the spit: 8 Bonaparte's
Gulls (still mainly in winter plumage) and a single Forster's Tern
(molting: dark cap coming in, still with white forehead; dark orange
bill w/black tip; bright white primary feathers - seen both at rest
and in flight; no trace of dark carpal bar - to help rule out Common
Tern).
An Osprey was perched on a snag across the creek (Salt Point), and
several dozen Tree, a few N Rough-winged , and a single Barn Swallow
adorned the dripping branches of a creekside willow.
Bob McGuire
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