HRI Jul 9, 2016

Out on patio at 5:13 am. Small amount light in east. Can see a little bit of color. Pale orange and or yellow. Only bird song was a brief NOCA.

5:15 am can hear a distant EAWP sing a normal pattern.

5:16 am nearby inbu sang once. Amro distant.

Scattered stratocumulus clouds.

5:17 am another EAWP singing in distant in diff direction and it's singing fast nesting morning sing with the who did it part.

5:19 am both distant faint EAWP sing the fast song with the who did it part. It must be a dawn nesting song version.

Close NOCA singing at 5:20. Inbu singing more often.

5:21 am NOCA about 30 feet away sings. Can see faint colors of orange yellow green and blue. Hilly in east prevents seeing low.

5:15 am would have been a good time to walk up to sheep pasture hilltop. Chairs exist at the spot. Prob to watch sunrise behind distant hill.

5:23 am another amro singing. Closer. Inbu steady singer. Also NOCA down hill slope singing.

5:24 woth to my right or south along purple trail started singing. Can hear sheep calling.

5:25 am sky light overhead transitioning from dark blue to light blue. A bit more orange ish in east along ridge our horizon.

A trig cricket I think that is what it is sings next to our patio. It sang last night.

5:28 eabl warbling. Songs inc:
Inbu
2 or 3 NOCA maybe more
Amro
Woth
Too much up close song esp NOCA song has drowned out the distant EAWP song.

Mild morning. A little humid. But comfy. Not chilly.

Quite "noisy" with birdsong.

5:32 am sosp sang.

5:37 can see fog tucked into valley below.

5:40 back out on patio. A few min ago went inside to wake deb. I got dressed and ready. We will walk up to hill top.

5;40 am cont. Howr singing. Others still singing. Can't hear pee wees. No rbgr. Prob all done nesting. Brighter sky. Same colors just more from distant ridge to behind.

5:44 am inside and on our way.