Hi Tweets -

Pretty good day at Marymoor, Michael should be back next week. Birds
reasonably active (but not as active as last week). Highlights are
probably the 4 GREEN HERONS including immature all at the same spot
along the river near the weir. We had two OSPREY's over Lake Sammamish,
the WOOD DUCK family seems to be doing fine, and we had four or five
families of BLACK-HEADED GROSBEAKS (adults and imm) active. We had a
WILSON's WARBLER (probable imm.) with no tail - mostly hopped thru the
willows. There was one PIED'BILLED GREBE on Lake Sammamish - the first
PBGR in probably four weeks. Martin - have you noticed unusually low
numbers of PBGR this year? Total species 43, with lots of juveniles and
immatures evident. All birds below in order seen.

Good Birding and cheers,

Brian H. Bell
Woodinville Wa
bellasoc at isomedia.com
www.peregrinenorthwest.com

Marymoor Park, 26 July 2000, 0700-1100, Partly cloudy (50% - 90%), water
level 3.02
Brian H. Bell, joined by Jim & Nancy Roberts
43 species

European Starling 40 ad, imm
American Crow 40
Rock Dove 5
Canada Goose 140
American Robin 20, M, F, IMM
Violet-green Swallow 35
Barn Swallow 20
Song Sparrow 10
White-crowned Sparrow 1, AD
Savannah Sparrow 12
Willow Flycatcher 3
Common Yellowthroat 5, M, F, IMM
Spotted Towhee 7, M, F, JUV
Great Blue Heron 2
Northern Flicker, 1, red-shafted
Glaucous-winged Gull 2
Green Heron 4, 2 ad/2 imm. (all just east of weir)
Marsh Wren 1H
Cliff Swallow 1
House Finch 35, AD/IMM
Vaux's Swift 1
Gadwall 1
Cedar Waxwing 5
Red-winged Blackbird 20+, M, F, IMM
Wood Duck 4, F/3 IMM
Mallard many
Black-headed Grosbeak 12, M, F, IMM
Brown-headed Cowbird 2
American Goldfinch 20, M, F, IMM
Black-capped Chickadee 4
Swainson's Thrush 8
Downy Woodpecker 3, M, F, IMM?
Bullock's Oriole 1, F
Wilson's Warbler 2, F, IMM?
Bewick's Wren 1, IMM
Red-tailed Hawk 2, AD/IMM
Pied-billed Grebe 1, Lake Sammimish
California Gull 2, Lake Sammamish
Bald Eagle 1, AD Lake Sammamish
Osprey 2, Lake Sammamish
Steller's Jay 3
Hooded Merganser 2, IMM, Rowing Club
Tree Swallow 1