Finally a dry day

Took advantage of the first dry day in what seems like forever, to check out a few spots...

started the day like we do everyday, with a walk down to the boat launch...had to have been over a hundred Canada Geese down there.

a few Bald Eagles out there.  I'd guesstimate about 30 all told.

We then decided to drive up to the Weaver Creek Spawning channel.....

very quiet. Some Salmon but numbers are pretty sad and what was really shocking was the lack of birds...usually there are lots of gull here....

today there were 2....this being one of them.  Not sure what type as it has a light eye and a strange black mark on the bill.

There weren't even any in the....

natural area of the river that leads to the site.

There were a few...

Common Merganser in the creek that runs alongside the hatchery grounds.

Next stop was the hatchery....not the hatchery itself, which has expanded since last time we were there,

but the walk to the river behind the hatchery...there were a few salmon....

and again, a grand total of 2 gull!  Other times we have walked here at this time of year there are gulls everywhere!  It was also the first time ever that we haven't seen an American Dipper at either location....or an eagle.

Home for lunch and a bit of a break and then we headed over to Harrison Bay...

quite the breeze blowing out there...water levels have crept up too....and there was a mower working on the sides of the dike, none of those factors contribute to good bird watching!

What birds there were, were concentrated close to the campground...

a good size flock of European Starling.....

this one posed for a closer look.

What is surprising is the large number of...

American Robins that continue to be in the area!  There were also quite a few Junco....but, again, not a single eagle seen, not even by the nest where the local pair have been hanging about again, at least until today.