[Tweeters] Fwd: Marymoor Park (Redmond, King Co.) 2024-09-05

[Michael Hobbs via Tweeters]

Tweets - I forgot to include our species total for the day.  45 species,
lowest total of 2024 so far!

= Michael
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From: Michael Hobbs <birdmarymoor at gmail.com>
Date: Thu, Sep 5, 2024 at 2:57 PM
Subject: Marymoor Park (Redmond, King Co.) 2024-09-05
To: Tweeters <tweeters at u.washington.edu>


Tweets - Just when I thought The Doldrums were over...  Today was cool and
FOGGY to begin with, turning fairly hot and sunny/hazy by the end.  It was
super-quiet, both in terms of vocalizations, and in general bird activity.

Highlights will be brief, even if I stretch the definition:
     American Kestrel - Gorgeous male in the East Meadow.  First of Year
(FOY)
     Merlin - Jordan saw one streak across the slough heading east
     Lincoln's Sparrow - One from Viewing Mound, seen by many more of us
than last week's
     Orange-crowned Warbler - One, west edge of Dog Meadow.  Making brief
songs
     Black-throated Gray Warbler - One, west edge of Dog Meadow, to get to
a whopping three warbler species (along with Common Yellowthroat)
     Western Tanager - One heard at Rowing Club
     Coyote - nice looking dog seen from the Viewing Mound

Misses today included Vaux's Swift, American Coot, Green Heron, Cooper's
Hawk, Red-tailed Hawk, Warbling Vireo, Barn Swallow, Bushtit, Savannah
Sparrow, Red-winged Blackbird, Yellow Warbler, and Black-headed Grosbeak.
My fingers are tired.

Our best sighting of the day was Margaret Snell, who has been elsewhere for
months.  Good to see her again.

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