Hundreds - three, four? - of Bank Swallows are gathering on the phragmites at the end of Cell 1 close to the corner of the inner path near the new viewing platform. Also tonight a Black-billed Cuckoo flew into the bushes on the lake side of Cell 1 and moved along in front of me from clump to clump calling all the way. Great views and when I reached the area where the Bank Swallows were, it headed off to the huge trees along the city side of the Spit, still calling.
4 Monarchs tonight, one single female, a mating pair and 1 other.
Common Yellowthroat and a female American Redstart in the shrubs and reeds around Cell 1 as well.
