Diligent looking and birds' response to song, plus waterfowl, brought the list to 65 species, including the Sharp-shinned Hawk seen at the park & ride and the Steller's Jay seen on the return trip.  Yellow-rumped Warblers were everywhere, both Audubon and Myrtle, but the Orange-crowned Warbler and Common Yellowthroat sang heartedly as did a few Black-throated Gray Warblers.  A female Pileated Woodpecker flew in close while the Brown Creeper called and gave good looks as did a couple of Downy Woodpeckers.  Golden-crowned Sparrows were plentiful and nearly at one's feet eating dandylions. Rufous Hummingbirds were stunningly beautiful, showing electric gorgets.   When a Peregrine Falcon showed up, hundreds of squawking geese took to the air.  Later, several Cackling Geese were identified in the flooded fields, along with Northern Pintail, Cinnamon and Green-winged Teal, Eurasian and American Wigeon, and Northern Shoveler to name a few.  A Greater Yellowlegs was also scoped.  On the river, a Caspian Tern made a successful dive for fish as many Common Merganser milled about.  About the same time, a Long-tailed Weasel came out of the water onto a muddy bank, quickly disappearing.  While there were many highlights, including the snow, the booming of an American Bittern put the birders on alert.  Shortly, it was found in the reeds, seen booming again, creeping slowly along, and shrinking into oblivion.  It was agreed that this was the largest bittern ever seen by the 4 birders.  And what a show it gave.  It wasn't the Spring day that everyone expected at Nisqually; however, it turned out to be a fine day for seeing and hearing birds trying to get into the Spring spirit.