[Tweeters] Marymoor Park (Redmond, King Co.) 2025-06-12

[Michael Hobbs via Tweeters]

Tweets - It was a cool, gray morning with little wind and few bird
sightings.  We were doing a lot of birding-by-ear, and were able to at
least detect most of the expected birds.  Nothing particularly unusual
popped up.

Highlights:
     Canada Goose - Close-up views of adults and juveniles in the slough
     Wood Duck - Two clutches of ducklings
     Mallard - Several clutches of ducklings
     Spotted Sandpiper - One heard below the weir
     Green Heron - One flying north up the slough
     Merlin - One streaked east south of the Viewing Mound
     Pine Siskin - One in the edge of the Dog Meadow
     Yellow-rumped Warbler - One near gate to Clise Mansion
     Wilson's Warbler - One heard just south of the windmill

There were many baby birds of many species.  We heard BUSHTITS in a tree,
and managed to glimpse a couple.  Moments later, a stream of fifteen
Bushtits flew out of the bush.  We had a similar experience with
BLACK-CAPPED CHICKADEES, though that was more like seven birds.  Baby
JUNCOS and WHITE-CROWNED SPARROWS were seen.  There were many, many ANNA'S
HUMMINGBIRDS, at least some of which appeared to be likely juvies.

Mammal highlights included a DEER and a COYOTE, both just before 6:00 a.m.

Misses for today included Common Merganser, Red-breasted Sapsucker, Cliff
Swallow, and Bullock's Oriole.

For the day, 57 species, with nothing new for the year (still at 119 for
2025 for the survey).

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