[Tweeters] Marymoor Park (Redmond, King Co.) 2025-10-09

[Michael Hobbs via Tweeters]

Tweets - The weather forecast might have scared off some people, since
we were only three people today.  Lo and behold, there was only about
40 minutes of noticeable precipitation, and while it was very dark at
the start, we actually saw our shadows before the end.  Temps were
quite reasonable, and there was no wind.  It wasn't particularly
birdy, but the walk was definitely not a waste of time.

Highlights:
     Greater White-fronted Goose - 13, all adults, on Fields 7-8-9
with about 100 Cackling Geese.  First of Fall (FOF)
     American Wigeon - One male above the weir (FOF)
     Ring-necked Duck - One just above the weir (FOF)
     Sharp-shinned Hawk - Adult at the south end of the East Meadow,
harassed by crows.  First of Year (FOY) for the survey
     Northern Shrike - One north of Fields 7-8-9 (FOF).  Tied for the
6th-earliest fall sighting for shrike
     American Pipit - At least two flying over Fields 7-8-9
     Fox Sparrow - Notably widespread and numerous, several singing,
and several good looks (not just heard-only, nor merely skulking deep
under the bushes)
     White-crowned Sparrow - Both gambelii and pugetensis song-types heard
     Western Meadowlark - Six or more, north of Fields 7-8-9 and on
the grass & gravel lot to the east

The Pea Patch was notably full of birds today, but we didn't manage to
spot any rarities amongst the many White-crowned, Golden-crowned,
Song, and Savannah Sparrows, juncos, finches, robins, crows, and
blackbirds.

Misses today included Hooded Merganser, American Coot, Western Grebe,
Cooper's Hawk, Northern Harrier, Cedar Waxwing, and Purple Finch.

For the day, 55 species.  Adding the Sharp-shinned Hawk, I believe
we're at 130 species for 2025.

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