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Michael is in the Czech Republic, so Matt and I substitued for him at Marymoor. We were joined by 6 others on a morning that was initially slightly rainy but surprisingly warm (69F to start). Gradually the rain turned to mist and then to sunbreaks. Kept threatening more rain. It was unusual in that it was cooler at the end (66F) that at the start.

The birds were around, but we had to work for them as they were really quite silent - hardly any calls and only one or two songs. In spite of that we wound up with a pretty good day. The best bird of the day was a Vesper Sparrow in the southeast corner of the dog meadow (near the north entrance to the interpretive trail).

Of note:

Vesper Sparrow
Canada Goose - three flocks, starting to return
Barn Owl - over the east meadow early
Killdeer - 20 (first big group)
Swainson's Thrush - 2
Orange-crowned Warbler
Wilson's Warbler
Yellow Warbler
Black-throated Gray Warbler
Common Yellowthroat
Hooded Merganser - 7 imm at rowing club pond
Green Heron - adult and imm. at rowing club pond

51 species for the day.

Brian H. Bell
Woodinville WA
mail to bell asoc at isomedia dot com