[Tweeters] Marymoor Park (Redmond, King Co.) 2025-03-06

[Michael Hobbs via Tweeters]

Tweets - It was a flat morning, with a flat gray sky.  We did more
birding-by-ear than actually seeing birds, or at least so it felt.  Not a
bad day, not really.  At this time of year, there is so much anticipation
of new arrivals that it's easy to feel disappointed.  It always *feels*
like things are late, but so far nothing is late.  If anything, birds are
arriving towards the early end of things.  So I try to remind myself,
"patience".  It doesn't help much.

Highlights:
     Greater White-fronted Goose - The flock of seven was again present
below the weir
     Cackling Goose - One small, silent flock flew north.  From now through
the end of April, sightings become less and less likely
     Ten species of duck - Though wigeons were not seen until near the
Windmill, and Ring-necked Duck and Green-winged Teal were only at the
Rowing Club ponds
     Great Blue Heron - 100 birds were seen at the heronry at one time,
with many others flying around grabbing sticks
     Northern Shrike - Chasing what may have been a Yellow-rumped Warbler
in the East Meadow
     Violet-green Swallow - Two flying above the Tree Swallows over the
East Meadow.  First of Year (FOY)
     Varied Thrush - One heard from near the Rowing Club while we were on
the other side of the slough
     Western Meadowlark - Three in the wetland north of Fields 7-8-9

Singing/displaying birds of note today:  Red-breasted Sapsuckers were
calling and drumming.  Ruby-crowned Kinglet, Brown Creeper, Pacific Wren,
and Purple Finch were very noticeably singing today.

We had a nice-looking COYOTE looking at us from across the slough.

Misses today: Wilson's Snipe, Short-billed Gull, Ring-billed Gull, and
White-crowned Sparrow were the only notable misses (species seen on at
least half of previous years during Week 10).  So we pretty much found
what's supposed to be there.

For the day, 56 species.  For the year, adding VGSW, we're at 76 species
for the surveys.

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