[Tweeters] Marymoor Park (Redmond, WA) 2024-07-18

[Michael Hobbs via Tweeters]

Tweets - Another sunny, warm morning with clear blue skies.  Less singing
than last week, perhaps.

Highlights:
     Hooded Merganser - Two at Rowing Club pond; first since early April
     Band-tailed Pigeon - Two big flocks totaling at least 30
     Spotted Sandpiper - One at weir - First since late May
     Belted Kingfisher - Three chasing each other around, same as last week
     American Goldfinch - Male seen feeding a chick
     Yellow Warbler - Female feeding baby cowbird :(
     Black-throated Gray Warbler - One or more along west edge of Dog
Meadow - Several sightings
     Western Tanager - Adult male, west edge of Dog Meadow

Non-bird critters were also around:
     Eastern Cottontail - At least a dozen seen, many quite small
     Bobcat - Tony saw one pre-dawn
     Black-tailed Deer - Two below the weir
     Garter snake sp. - Only our 2nd sighting this year
     Eight-spotted Skimmer - Several

Misses today included Pied-billed Grebe, Rock Pigeon, Rufous Hummingbird,
Green Heron, and Cliff Swallow.

For the day, 57 species

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