Hi Tweets -

This morning was a very quiet one at Marymoor. I was joined by Hugh
Jennings under overcast skies with cool temperatures. We wound up with
40 species, but the number of individual birds was extremely low with
many species represented by only a single siting. The exception was
American Coot which were present on Lake Sammamish in large numbers -
probably close to 1000.

We started the morning out nicely, I told Hugh we had a raptor in a tree
and he replied that it looked like an accipiter. Since I was looking at
a clear Red-tailed Hawk it was evident we were looking at different
birds. Hugh did have an accipiter, after examination it turned out to be
a Cooper's Hawk.

Normally the area around the weir is very active, but when we first got
there this morning it was totally devoid of birds, most unusual. We
eventually wound up with 11 species of ducks, between the river,
flyovers, and the rowing club pond.

Small birds were in very short supply - perhaps a reflection of the
Cooper's Hawk in the area? The numbers of kinglets and sparrows was way
down, and we had no wrens today.

Highlights -

Red-tailed Hawk
Cooper's Hawk
Common Goldeneye - male
Lesser Scaup - female
Greater Scaup - female
Ring-necked Duck - male/female
Hooded Merganser - male/female
American Wigeon - male/female

Brian H. Bell
Woodinville, WA
bellasoc at isomedia.com