[Tweeters] Lower bird counts at Union Bay this past winter?

[Julia H via Tweeters]

This is pure anecdata, but I feel like Union Bay Natural Area has been less
"birdy" overall this past winter.  Numbers have been down both in terms of
species count + raw number of birds the past two months I've led my bird
walk, compared to Januaries/Februaries of the prior years, and the usual
giant-raft-of-coots-and-wigeons that habitually forms in Lake Washington
has been much smaller as well.

Has anyone else noticed this / does anyone have any theories for why this
might be?

Good birding,

Julia Hasbrough
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