Hey all,

Did a quick circuit of spots in south King County and found some good birds this morning.

Boeing Ponds were not very ducky today, but still had RING-NECKED DUCKS, BUFFLEHEADS, HOODED MERGANSERS, GADWALL and MALLARD. CANADA and CACKLING GEESE flew overhead several times. YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLERS, HOUSE FINCHES and SONG SPARROWS were in the brush against the pond. As I was leaving, I caught the highlight of this stop, a PEREGRINE FALCON pulling feathers out of its breakfast on top of one of the Boeing buildings.

At the next stop, 204th Avenue off of Frager Road, I first took a quick look at the field right next to where Frager dead-ends. As I watched the blackberries and the fields next to them, I counted seven sparrow species over the course of ten minutes, including SONG, LINCOLN'S, FOX, GOLDEN-CROWNED and WHITE-CROWNED SPARROWS, as well as DARK-EYED JUNCO and SPOTTED TOWHEE. NORTHERN PINTAILS are still using the ponds north of 204th.

Finally, at Tukwila Pond, there are still about 50 RUDDY DUCKS, as well as HOODED MERGANSERS, GADWALL, MALLARD, COOTS, PIED-BILLED GREBES, and a single male CANVASBACK.

-Tim Brennan
Renton