I took a walk up Coscomb Hill to see if there was any early migrant action. Most of the migrant activity was in the alders at the bottom edge of the lower meadow. The morning started with a big, moving flock of ORANGE-CROWNED WARBLERS. I ended the morning with six warbler species and a good sized flock of VAUX'S SWIFTS. Notable species: Band-tailed Pigeon - fos Vaux's Swift - fos Red-breasted Sapsucker - territorial rapping Ruby-crowned Kinglet - large gray _R.c.calendula_ migrant subsp. Orange-crowned Warbler - 32 Yellow-rumped Warbler - 2 Black-throated Gray Warbler - 3 Townsend's Warbler - at least 4 Hermit Warbler - 1 bright male; fos Wilson's Warbler - 3; fos -- Mike Patterson Astoria, OR Some assembly required http://www.surfbirds.com/community-blogs/northcoastdiaries/?p=1888 OBOL archives: www.freelists.org/archive/obol Manage your account or unsubscribe: //www.freelists.org/list/obol Contact moderators: obol-moderators@xxxxxxxxxxxxx