Tweets - Wednesdays are turning out to be my busy day, which means it's
tough for me to get a report in before Thursday, sorry. Yesterday we
birded in the fog, which lifted to above the trees fairly soon, but which
didn't clear until noon. It was a strange day, with some common birds not
seen or in very low numbers. Still, we had a couple of highlights.

The morning started with a singing WHITE-THROATED SPARROW in with
GOLDEN-CROWNED SPARROWS in and around the large blackberry clump along the
south end of the Dog Area parking lot.

At the weir, we were startled to find a MINK, the first we've seen at
Marymoor (and only my 2nd in Washington). There were also RIVER OTTERS a
bit above the weir.

AMERICAN ROBINS were everywhere - very conservatively, 350+ birds, but
truly impossible to count. They were flying overhead in large numbers all
day, mostly heading west. At one point, at least 30 flew out of a single
small birch tree in the East Meadow.

Also notable for high numbers were the YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLERS, mostly
immature and/or female Myrtles type, but at least a few bright Audubons as
well. All told, we probably saw/heard around 50, but it was very hard to
count.

At the Rowing Club around 7:00 a.m., as I did a pre-walk scouting, I heard
one WINTER WREN singing, our first for this fall.

Today, I visited the park a bit before noon on some park business, and
found a MOURNING DOVE in the snags next to the Pea Patch. On my way out,
I saw a GREATER WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE in with Canadas just northwest of the
bridge. Probably the same imm. as last Thursday.

For the day Wednesday, 47 species, for the week - 49 species, and for the
year, holding at 126.

== Michael Hobbs
== Kirkland, WA
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