Tweets - thirteen of us enjoyed a nice morning at Marymoor today. It
started out almost sunny and somewhat cool. The clouds moved in, and the
wind picked up, but it was fine weather really. Quite birdy early on, with
some activity all morning.

Highlights:

Matt (Bartels) and Matt (Dufort) had BARN OWL both near the concert stage
and over the East Meadow early.

A very cooperative WILSON'S SNIPE, spotted by Sharron below the weir, stayed
in one place for minutes, allowing everyone a great look.

VIOLET-GREEN SWALLOWS were often overhead. We also had 2-3 TREE SWALLOWS,
including two on snags across the slough, where there might be nesting
possibilities.

Three times we saw AMERICAN CROW with nesting materials.

Several DOWNY WOODPECKERS gave us good looks. I think all were male - hard
to know if we saw 3 or 1 thrice...

The male RUFOUS HUMMINGBIRD was (eventually) at his post, and we had two
male ANNA'S HUMMINGBIRDS, one near the mansion and one at the Rowing Club.

About fifteen CEDAR WAXWINGS were eating hawthorn berries at the south end
of the East Meadow. They were first seen there yesterday.

Scott Ramos had a WESTERN MEADOWLARK in the East Meadow, but it had moved on
by the time the rest of us got there.

A RED-BREASTED NUTHATCH was excavating a possible nesting hole NE of the
mansion

At the Rowing Club, a RED-BREASTED SAPSUCKER was drumming on a metal sign -
it was clinging to the wooden post and drumming on the back. After a bit,
it flew across the street where there were 2 more RBSAs. There was what
appeared to be a war over territory and/or mate going on. Menage a trois
not tollerated.

EVERYTHING was singing, especially RUBY-CROWNED KINGLETS.

Yesterday, around 5:00, there was a TURKEY VULTURE making speedy progress to
the north.

For the day, 61 species. Cedar Waxwing and Turkey Vulture new for the week.

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