Subject: N. Lk Washington day list
Date: Dec 24 17:55:55 1999
From: Christine Vadai - christinevadai at sprynet.com



Hi tweets,

I wandered around Kirkland and Redmond today, returning home via Montlake/Green Lake.

The highlights were...
* No House Sparrows all day (but not as if I were looking for them)
* A nice view of a Short-eared Owl flying over Marymoor Park
* Two male Eurasian Wigeon in their usual spot in Green Lake
* Four Yellow-rumped Warblers at Montlake Fill, one adult and three juvs.

The list:

Pied-billed Grebe
Horned Grebe - 2 or 3 at Juanita Bay State Park
Western Grebe - 2 at Juanita Bay State Park
Double-crested Cormorant
Great Blue Heron
Canada Goose
Eurasian Wigeon - 2 males at Green Lake, one with a touch of green eyestripe (hybrid?)
American Wigeon
Gadwall
Green-winged Teal - Juanita Bay State Park & Montlake Fill
Mallard
Northern Shoveler - Montlake Fill
Canvasback - 2 at Montlake Fill
Ring-necked Duck
Lesser Scaup
Bufflehead
Common Goldeneye - 1 in Kirkland, 1 in Green Lake
Hooded Merganser - 1 female at Kirkland waterfront, small flock at Montlake Fill
Common Merganser - 2 males at Juanita Bay State Park, several in Green Lake
Ruddy Duck - small flocks at Juanita Bay State Park and Montlake Fill
Northern Harrier - one at Montlake Fill
Sharp-shinned Hawk - great view of an adult at Juanita Bay State Park
Cooper's Hawk - great view of an adult at Marymoor Park
Red-tailed Hawk
American Coot
Ring-billed Gull
Mew Gull
Glaucous-winged Gull
Rock Dove
Band-tailed Pigeon - 4 flying over Marymoor Park
Short-eared Owl - 1 flying over Marymoor Park
Belted Kingfisher - 1 male at Juanita Bay State Park
Downy Woodpecker
Northern Flicker
Marsh Wren
Varied Thrush - one at Juanita Bay State Park
American Robin
Ruby-crowned Kinglet - several at Juanita Bay State Park
Bushtit - several at Juanita Bay State Park and Marymoor
Black-capped Chickadee
Red-breasted Nuthatch
Song Sparrow
Lincoln Sparrow - several at Marymoor
White-crowned Sparrow
Golden-crowned Sparrow
Dark-eyed Junco
Savannah Sparrow
Spotted Towhee
Yellow-rumped Warbler - 4 at Montlake Fill
Brewer's Blackbird
Pine Siskin - flock at Montlake Fill
American Goldfinch - 1 at Montlake Fill, feeding with siskins
House Finch
European Starling
American Crow

Happy holidays!!

Christine Vadai
Mill Creek, WA
christinevadai at sprynet.com