Tweets - it was overcast, and intermittently drizzly this morning, and I
have a horrible cold and have no voice today. I almost didn't show up, but
I did, and it turned out to be a pretty good day for birds. Most of the
time, it was actually quiet, but things kept popping out pretty regularly.

Highlights:

Ring-necked Duck First of Fall - about 3 at lake
Greater Scaup FOF - 2 with RNDU
Green Heron 1 at the Rowing Club
MERLIN 1 apparent taiga-type near mansion
SORA Responded to clapping
Mew Gull FOF, maybe 50
Barn Owl Matt & Scott had a great show early
Hairy Woodpecker One near east footbridge
Northern Shrike Juvenile at S end of East Meadow
American Pipit A few flyovers
Or.-crowned Warbler 2 with kinglets and chickadees

I clapped for rails at the last slough access before the boardwalk, and
immediately got a loud response from a SORA, followed by a quieter response
from a VIRGINIA RAIL. Virginia Rail often will respond to clapping, and
Sora will respond to Virginia Rail. But I've never had a Sora respond first
to clapping. We heard a Sora at the same spot 2 weeks ago. This is the
11th time we've had Sora at Marymoor.

For the day, 59 species. Yesterday, I had 4 additional species (Western
Grebe, Sharp-shinned Hawk, Brown Creeper, Pacific Wren) for a week-total of
63.

== Michael Hobbs
== Kirkland, WA
== http://www.marymoor.org/birding.htm
== http://www.marymoor.org/BirdBlog.htm
== birdmarymoor at frontier.com