Today we were up at the crack of dawn to join a FOLM (Friends of Ladd Marsh) bird watching spree, a regular first Saturday event, we learn. By nine a.m., the heat had overcome us, and we departed for the downtown farmers’ market. 
Kim took notes during the proceedings, capitalizing on the expertise of our companions. Her inventory of our sightings follows:
- Common Yellowthroat
- Song Sparrow
- Shoveler
- Cinnamon Teal
- Redhead Duck
- Ruddy Duck
- Black Necked Stilt
- Bittern
- Black Crowned Heron
- Snipe
- Willow Flycatcher
- Marsh Wrens
- Pelican
- Cormorant
FULL DISCLOSURE: The FOLM website was built several years ago by yours truly, although I have never, before now, taken part in any of their activities. The site was set up for self-administration, so the FOLM people maintain their own blog and some other parts of the site. (Of course, I would like to see them modernize the site, to more fully optimize it for use with mobile devices and perhaps introduce some other features. )