Tweets - it was a beautiful sunny morning, with moderate temperatures.
Unfortunately, the wind was constant at about 10 mph. It really put a
damper on the birding, especially as most of the birds are mostly silent
right now. Between the moving branches and the wind noise sufficient to
hide chip notes, it made finding birds very difficult.

Highlights:

Hooded Merganser Suddenly up to 7 at the Rowing Club
Accipiter sp. One at weir, our first since June
Barn Owl Reports of a great show, East Meadow, early
HUTTON'S VIREO Only the 5th-ever Marymoor sighting
B.-throated Gray Wblr One juv. female, west edge of Dog Meadow
White-crowned Sprw A multitude of juvies in the Pea Patch
Bl.-headed Grosbeak One juvie male in Pea Patch
Evening Grosbeak A dozen near east end of boardwalk
House Sparrow Our first since June

The HUTTON'S VIREO was in the northwest part of the Dog Meadow, and gave us
great looks and a call or two.

A big surprise were our big misses today. No Red-tailed Hawks! No Willow
Flycatchers, Violet-green Swallows, Swainson's Thrush, or Yellow Warbler
(though all of those tend to have stuck around through mid-September in
previous years). No Red-winged Blackbirds (though we've missed them this
time of year before - a definite dip in mid-August in a species otherwise
resident). No Orange-crowned nor Wilson's Warblers, though those migrants
are a bit less dependable by week 34. And only single Warbling Vireo and
Black-headed Grosbeak.

For the day, 53 species. I did have a bat near the windmill at about 5:30
this morning, though.

== Michael Hobbs
== Kirkland, WA
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