Tweets - 10 of us spent the morning under skies that threatened rain all
morning. However, we carried our talismans (our raincoats around our
waists), and the rain held off. There were some interesting sightings,
and plenty of young birds about:

Green Heron Still seeing these every week
Caspian Tern 2 over slough
BLACK SWIFT 2 over slough
Brown Creeper 2 near mansion. Maybe 1 was juv.
American Robin White-backed bird at s. end of Dog Area
Yellow-rumped Warbler Only 2nd record between 5/15 and 9/15
Bullock's Oriole Male near windmill

Young birds & nesting:

Pied-billed Grebe Large stripe-headed juv. at lake alone
Mallard Female w/5 ducklings, F w/2
Wood Duck F w/10, F w/1
Red-tailed Hawk 2 young visible on odd-snag nest
Downy Woodpecker Juvenile bird (red crown) near windmill
R.-breasted Sapsucker Adult feeding juvenile near mansion
Tree Swallow Adult removing fecal sac from nestbox
Bewick's Wren Adult feeding young at Rowing Club
B.-capped Chickadee Adult bringing food to a nest cavity
Bushtit New nest near east end of boardwalk
G.-crowned Kinglet Adult feeding young at Rowing Club
Cedar Waxwing On nest near S. dog swim area
American Robin Many juveniles
Red-winged Blackbird Adult male feeding young
Brown-headed Cowbird Juv. begging, host unseen, near lake

Seeing the adult feeding the juvenile RED-BREASTED SAPSUCKER near the
mansion was great. On Monday, I saw a pair feeding a young bird near the
west end of the boardwalk, a location where we have seen sapsuckers often
this spring. There was an adult there today. Last week, we saw an adult
repeatedly forage in bushes on the edge of the East Meadow, flying off to
the southeast frequently and returning. I observed this behavior on
Monday as well at the same location. From all of our sightings, I've
concluded that there have been 3 PAIRS nesting in or near Marymoor this
year - one approximately near the windmill, one near the west end of the
boardwalk, and one southeast of the East Meadow. As we have previously
had just a single sighting of RBSA between the 2nd week of May and the end
of July, I feel this is the first time they have nested in the park in the
last 7+ years.

Yesterday, at the Rowing Club, my wife and I noted several dragonflies.
The two we were able to identify were a Common Green Darner and an Eight
Spotted Skimmer.

For the day, 55 species of bird, with three more on Monday/Tuesday
(Cooper's Hawk, Red-eyed Vireo, and Red-breasted Nuthatch). For the year,
still at 122 species.

== Michael Hobbs
== Kirkland, WA
== http://www.scn.org/fomp/birding.htm
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