Nine of us were on the field trip and included: Eleanor Campbell, Leader; Bill Muir, Jane McNeill, Chuck Richard, Ian Jeffrey, Vera Markham, Jean Irvin, Glenn and Dianne Haselfeld.

The day started cold (below 30 degrees) and warmed up to the 60's. We began birding behind Ken Larsen's home on Black Drive and were almost immediately treated to a flock of Western Bluebirds.

We explored Watson Woods, a riparian area, and scoped Watson Lake and a nearby waste water treatment area.

Birds seen: Common Raven, Western Bluebird, Ruby-crowned Kinglet, Red-tailed Hawk, Dark-eyed Junco, Spotted Towhee, House Finch, Red-naped Sapsucker, Say's Phoebe, Phainopepla, White-crowned Sparrow, Chipping Sparrow, Lincoln Sparrow, Song Sparrow, Hairy Woodpecker, Orange-crowned Warbler, Yellow-rumped Warbler, Bushtit, Pintail, Lesser Scaup, Common Goldeneye, American kestrel, Northern Harrier, Red-winged Blackbird, American Wigeon, American Coot, Great Blue Heron, Ring-billed Gull, Mallard, Gadwall, Scrub Jay, Pied-billed Grebe, Eared Grebe, Western Grebe, Green-winged Teal, Common Merganser, American Robin, Bufflehead, Ruddy Duck, European Starling, Western Meadowlark, Killdeer, Shoveler

It was fun seeing the Northern Harrier eyeballing a Coyote near the lake. They were just a few feet apart 'til the Coyote trotted away.