[Tweeters] Marymoor Park (Redmond, King Co.) 2024-04-18

[Michael Hobbs via Tweeters]

Tweets - It started out a frosty 32 degrees, but once the sun came up, so
did the temperature.  By the end, it was about 56 degrees, so a huge swing
in a few hours.  It was pretty birdy, though we haven't hit the big push of
spring migration yet.

Highlights:
     Cackling Goose - One flock (maybe two) of about 50
     Cinnamon Teal - Very nice looking drake just below the weir.  First of
Year (FOY)
     Eurasian Collared-Dove - One near the Pea Patch at 7:00 a.m.  (FOY)
     Osprey - Either 2 or 4 birds.  Geese are nesting on all of the old
OSPR nests, so one pair is building a new nest in the NE
     Sharp-shinned Hawk - One seen from our cars at 6:30 a.m.
     Pileated Woodpecker - Pair at snag nest in Big Cottonwood Forest
     Hutton's Vireo - Singing away near the windmill
     Hermit Thrush - One heard on edge of Dog Meadow, unseen (FOY)
     Fox Sparrow - Only one, singing near the madrona along the slough
     Western Meadowlark - One in the East Meadow
     BREWER'S BLACKBIRD - One male near the Viewing Mound (FOY)
     Common Yellowthroat - Quite a few heard, a couple seen
     Orange-crowned Warbler - One, singing, heard-only
     Yellow-rumped Warbler - Dozens

Kathy Kuyper photographed two male and one female BREWER'S BLACKBIRD on
Sunday.  It was nice to get one on the survey today, as we only get about
one report a year for them.

Misses today included Violet-green Swallow, Cliff Swallow, House Finch, and
Lincoln's Sparrow.

For the day, 67 species.  We're up to 100 species for the year.

= Michael Hobbs
= BirdMarymoor at gmail.com
= www.marymoor.org/birding.htm
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