Subject: [Tweeters] Marymoor Park Report (Redmond, King Co., WA) 2008-07-03
Date: Jul 3 11:24:06 2008
From: Michael Hobbs - birdmarymoor at verizon.net


Tweets - We had thunder and lightning all morning today, a first for my
Marymoor walks. It started raining within minutes of our 5:30 start time,
and seldom let up over the next 4.5 hours. At times the rain was coming
down very hard, but the truly torrential rain held off until I was driving
home. We started out with nine people, but there was attrition along the
way. Only Ollie and Sharon lasted through the Rowing Club, earning
themselves the honorary appellation of Intrepid. I must admit, it wasn't a
very birdy morning.

Highlights:

Wood Duck Many mammas with babies
Green Heron Babies huddled together on nest
Ring-billed Gull First since March - at least 3 adults
Red-eyed Vireo Briefly visible among the mosquitoes
Purple Martin Pair on gourds, beak sticking out of hole
N. R.-w. Swallow One at the lake
O.-c. Warbler One heard south of East Meadow
Common Yellowthroat Male with baby Brown-headed Cowbird
Song Sparrow With baby Brown-headed Cowbird

We also had either a Beaver or a Nutria; the latter would be an unwelcome
newcomer.

For the day, 51 species, but seven of those were heard-only.

== Michael Hobbs
== Kirkland, WA
== http://www.marymoor.org/birding.htm
== birdmarymoor at verizon.net