Usually just a few pools, which is great for the birding. It still flows, but underground, or under the boulders that fill the bed. It WAS a fantastic surprise! I thought I recognized it through the camera lens, and could hardly wait to download the images on the computer. Pictures are poor, but recognizable. On 7/22/14, Matthew G Hunter <matthewghunter@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Hey Julie! Fantastic surprise, eh?! > Does the creek there normally keep some water through the summer? > > Matt > > > On Mon, Jul 21, 2014 at 10:32 PM, Julie Edmonds > <creeksidesongbird@xxxxxxxxx >> wrote: > >> Visible flow has ceased in Joe Hall Creek, and there are just pools >> here and there. Perhaps that's why it was such a great morning! I >> watched whole families of RED-BREASTED SAPSUCKER and BLACK-THROATED >> GRAY WARBLERS. LAZULI BUNTING came much closer than usual, but the >> highlight was the HERMIT WARBLER! This is my 16th summer here, and >> I've only seen the HERMIT once before. >> >> Julie Edmonds >> Tiller/Drew >> >> >