[Tweeters] Marymoor Park (Redmond, King Co.) 2025-09-11

[Michael Hobbs via Tweeters]

Tweets - It was a dark, windless day with heavy air.  Unsurprisingly,
there were times when it was very quiet.  However, it was a good day
for raptors.

Highlights:
     Wood Duck - First pristine adult male of the fall, at the Rowing Club
     Mallard - Only TWO (or one, twice)
     Band-tailed Pigeon - Three total in two flybys.  Possibly our
last for the year
     Osprey - Young still on both nests, with food being delivered at
too slow a pace to keep the young quiet
     Cooper's Hawk - We had several views.  Tony had FOUR at once just
before 7:00 a.m.
     Northern Harrier - Adult male.   First of Year (FOY)
     Bald Eagle - One heard pre-dawn
     Red-tailed Hawk - One SE of the East Meadow
     American Barn Owl - Tony had one, pre-dawn, East Meadow
     American Kestrel - One flew west past the Viewing Mound.  First
of Fall (FOF)
     Western Wood-Pewee - One near the heronry.  Likely our last
flycatcher of the year
     Lincoln's Sparrow - Three just south of the East Meadow (FOF)
     Orange-crowned Warbler - Pretty one in the Pea Patch (FOF)
     Black-throated Gray Warbler - At least two

We also had a deceased American Shrew-Mole along the trail near the boardwalk.

Misses today included Hooded Merganser, Vaux's Swift, Green Heron,
Red-breasted Sapsucker, Willow Flycatcher, Barn Swallow, Bushtit,
Golden-crowned Sparrow, Yellow Warbler, and Western Tanager.

For the day, 51 species.

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