[Tweeters] Edmonds Roundup - August 2025

[Carol Riddell via Tweeters]

Hi Tweeters,

With August additions we have reached 174 for our Edmonds 2024 list. In taxonomic order, the new species are:

Long-billed Curlew (code 5), 1 at the waterfront (ID photo), 8-4-25.

Baird’s Sandpiper (code 3), 1 at the waterfront (ID photos), 8-14-25. Additional sightings at Edmonds marsh 8-27 through 8-30-25.

Pectoral Sandpiper (code 3), 1 at Edmonds marsh (ID photo and critical field marks described), 8-31-25, and continuing for several days.

Northern Rough-winged Swallow (code 3), 1 at Edmonds marsh (critical field marks described), 8-9-25.

Of interest: A Great Horned Owl (code 4) was photographed in Yost Park 8-18-25. It has been many years since that species has been observed in Yost Park. There were no Turkey Vulture reports in Edmonds for August.

Declined: Short-billed Dowitcher (code 4), American Herring Gull (code 4), Bank Swallow (code 4), and MacGillivray’s Warbler (code 4) at Edmonds marsh. All were single reports of rare birds for Edmonds with no details or photos.

As always, I appreciate it when birders get in touch with me to share sightings, photos, or recordings. It helps us build our collective year list. If you would like a copy of our 2025 city checklist, with 283 species, please request it from checklistedmonds at gmail dot com. The 2025 checklist, with sightings through August, is in the bird information box at the Olympic Beach Visitor Station at the base of the public pier.

Good birding,

Carol Riddell
Edmonds, WA
cariddellwa at gmail dot com

Abundance codes: (1) Common, (2) Uncommon, (3) Harder to find, usually seen annually, (4) Rare, 5+ records, (5) Fewer than 5 records