[Ontbirds]Cattle Egret & 12 Sparrow Day--Rondeau & Hillman's

[Irene Woods]

Birders:  My calendar says it's May,  but who would believe that !
After 10 hours of cold biting wind, cold showers, and thunderstorms,
Ann White and myself came up with ~ 80 bird species .
We had some help from our OFO hike guide, Maris Apse [thank you ].

As is often the case--our last bird was our pride and joy--
a stunning Cattle Egret in Adult Breeding plumage--6:00 pm on #3 Highway.

We saw many of the birds listed elsewhere today, but we were pleased
 to have a 12 Sparrow day.  This was a wet feat  [wet feet ] indeed.