I spent a few hours this morning visiting the Whittier peninsula and Berliner Park.  Both places had a fair crop of early temperate migrants, but waterbirds were scant due to the high & fast river.  Highlights included

Great Egrets - 2 were in the bay off the boat launch at Whittier, while another was along the river in Berliner

Cormorants - small numbers all along the river

Osprey - a pair was soaring over Berliner park.  Perhaps we need a platform somewhere along the river here.

woodpeckers - 4 sapsuckers and 6+ flickers were scattered along the riparian zone, mostly in Whittier.

swallows - small numbers of Tree Swallows over the river above the dam, along with a few Rough-winged and Barn.  No Cliff swallows have returned yet to the I-70 bridge colony.

Brown Creepers - 2-3 were actively foraging along the bikepath in Berliner

Wrens - no House Wrens, but a Winter Wren was still lurking in Berliner park, and Carolina pairs were prospecting for territories in both parks.

Kinglets - almost all Ruby-crowned, with perhaps 8-9 total

Hermit Thrushes - 2 were along the bike path at Whittier

Brown Thrasher - 1 was singing and another was lurking along the bike path at Whittier

Sparrows - still small flocks of White-throats present, along with a few Chipping and Field sparrows.

The birds were definitely scattered along the bikepath both above and below Greenlawn dam.  The Whittier is starting to look like a real construction zone now, with huge piles of fill and large pieces of equipment.  Apparently, ground-breaking for the new Audubon Center is coming up quickly.

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