Many cattails lining the water's edge by Lake Washington. They were about the same height as me, with the distinctive sort of tuft that was a couple inches long on the top of a tall stalk.
Seen by the bay near the boathouse, I initially mistook this bird for a heron, until I saw it in the binoculars. The long neck threw me off, but it had short legs, as well as was all black with a beak that was hooked at the end. It was just standing on a small island out in the middle of the bay, but unlike typically is the case for cormorants, it did not have its wings spread to dry.
Two canada geese spotted with a baby swimming near the shore of Lake Washington.
A bird with a puffed out, red breast sitting on top of what appears to be a sort of human made bird nest outline. It had a yellow beak, with a small white patch directly underneath.
