The "I'm On Hold" Bird Count

I was dreading the phone call I had to make today to dispute my internet/phone bill, which was incorrect for the third month in a row. From past experience, I knew I would probably be put on hold for a while as the appropriate supervisors were consulted with. I realized instead of letting my anger rise as the minutes of the hold ticked by, I would take advantage of the time to conduct an informal bird count out my window, in preparation for next weekend's Great Backyard Bird Count. Here's the decent list I generated during my 30 minutes (!!!) on hold:

9 dark-eyed juncos

1 belted kingfisher

5 glaucous-winged gulls

2 rock doves

1 Pacific wren

3 chestnut-backed chickadees

1 song sparrow

1 red-breasted nuthatch

And I even got the billing issue resolved!