[Tweeters] Marymoor Park (Redmond, King Co ) 2025-09-18

[Michael Hobbs via Tweeters]

Tweets - A very fine morning today, with cool temperatures heating up
pleasantly, blue skies, and no wind.  Some pretty good birds, and quite a
few First Of Fall (FOF) arrivals.

Highlights:

     Cackling Goose - flyby of about a dozen, calling (FOF)
     Wilson's Snipe - Eric heard one pre-dawn (FOF)
     Loon sp. - Three flew close overhead at the Lake Platform.  Probably
COLO
     American Barn Owl - Matt had one pre-dawn
     Barred Owl - One next to the boathouse at the Rowing Club, with prey
     Merlin - One near the weir
     California Scrub-Jay - Eric had one near the East entrance
     American Pipit - Heard overhead, mostly pre-dawn, never seen (FOF)
     Fox Sparrow - Two (FOF)
     Golden-crowned Sparrow - Several (FOF)

At the Pea Patch, I had an unusual sparrow that I believe was a
CLAY-COLORED SPARROW, but I lost it and could not refind.  Made for a 9
sparrow day.

Summer/migrant birds still or again present: VAUX'S SWIFT (Karen had 1),
OSPREY (still with young on the nest), WESTERN WOOD-PEWEE (1), VIOLET-GREEN
SWALLOW (2), BARN SWALLOW (5?), SWAINSON'S THRUSH (heard pre-dawn), COMMON
YELLOWTHROAT (5?), YELLOW WARBLER (2), YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLER (1),
BLACK-THROATED GRAY WARBLER (1), and WESTERN TANAGER (1-2).

Nice to get a 4 warbler day.

We had some animals too, including four noisy RACCOONS below the weir, and
a DOUGLAS SQUIREL at the Pea Patch parking lot.

Misses today included Hooded Merganser, American Coot, Bushtits, and
Orange-crowned Warbler.

For the day, 62 species.

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