A first year male YELLOW-HEADED BLACKBIRD circled over the heads of
participants in my morning Accessible Birding trip to the Edmonds Marsh
and Pier. Species were few, but what we had was exciting. LEAST
SANDPIPERS were already at the Marsh, and the BLUE-WINGED TEAL flying
overhead may have been scared off by a very hungry looking COOPER?S
HAWK. I truly love leading this trip because I never know what?s going
to pop up when we?re out there.

Fishermen and -women crowded the available space at the end of the
Public Pier, but we still managed great close-up views of COMMON MURRE
and other alcids. Two RING-BILLED GULLS flew overhead, while PURPLE
MARTINS were thick and hungry babies were hanging out of the gourds.
Alan spotted two downy chicks in the Glaucous-winged NEST on the far
west pilings next to the south side of a docked ferry.

The following list includes species seen at Brackett?s Landing.

Species=34
Double-crested Cormorant
Great Blue Heron
Canada Goose
Mallard
Blue-winged Teal
Cooper?s Hawk
Virginia Rail
Killdeer
Least Sandpipers
Bonaparte?s Gull
Heernann?s Gull
California Gull
Glaucous-winged Gull
Common Murre
Pigeon Guillemot
Rhinoceros Auklet
Rock Dove
Hummingbird species
Belted Kingfisher
Northern Flicker
American Crow
Purple Martin
Violet-green Swallow
Barn Swallow
Black-capped Chickadee
Bushtit
European Starling
Cedar Waxwing
Red-winged Blackbird
Yellow-headed Blackbird
Brewer?s Blackbird
House Finch
American Goldfinch
House Sparrow

Also: Woodland Skipper in the Marsh


Patricia S. Lott
Seattle, WA
mail to: VariedThrush at comcast.net