[Tweeters] Edmonds Roundup - December 2024

[Carol Riddell via Tweeters]

Hi Tweeters,

Well finished December with no new species. Our Edmonds 2024 year list then remains at 195. That is the same number we reached in 2023.

We had some obvious misses in 2024. Code 3 species that we would have liked to add to the 2024 list include Common Tern (has not been seen here for a couple of years), Peregrine Falcon, Cassin’s Vireo, Northern Shrike, and Bullock’s Oriole (has not been reported for several years).

Other birds of interest:  The Lesser Goldfinch, first seen on November 21 at a Puget Drive property, made three additional appearances in December.

As always, I appreciate it when birders get in touch with me to share sightings, photos, or recordings. It helps us build our collective year list. If you would like a copy of our  new 2025 city checklist, with 283 species (adding Rose-breasted Grosbeak and Lesser Goldfinch), please request it from checklistedmonds at gmail dot com. The 2024 checklist, with sightings through December, is in the bird information box at the Olympic Beach Visitor Station at the base of the public pier. We will change it out for the 2025 checklist in February.

Good birding,

Carol Riddell
Edmonds, WA
cariddellwa at gmail dot com

Abundance codes: (1) Common, (2) Uncommon, (3) Harder to find, usually seen annually, (4) Rare, 5+ records, (5) Fewer than 5 records
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