I’ve been laid low since Monday night with a flu-like illness, and today finally felt good enough to feel like some fresh air might help. I drove to Spanaway Marsh and took a pitifully slow stroll around looking for Pierce County FOY birds, found just 2, Wood Duck and Hutton’s Vireo, but not finding the hoped for Purple Finch, Red Crossbill, Virginia Rail or Band-tailed Pigeon. Overall just nice to pretend to feel well enough to go birding.