Tweets - We had a wonderful day today. Clear skies. Views of Mt. Rainier.
Warmth (mid-50's rising to low 70's). And birds. Lots of birds. Fall
migration/dispersal is beginning, as we definitely saw some species that
don't breed near Marymoor.

Highlights:

Green Heron 2 babies, 1 adult, along slough
Merlin 3rd week in a row
Barn Owl Baby(s?) still inside windmill
R.-breasted Sapsucker 1 NE of mansion
Pileated Woodpecker 2 flew east, landed near mansion
COMMON RAVEN 2 flew down river around 6:20am
Purple Martin Heard overhead a few times
BANK SWALLOW???? Tantalizing *maybe* near weir
Or.-crowned Warbler 1 - NW part of Dog Area
Yellow Warbler 1 male somewhat near Orange-crowned
Black-throated Gray 2-4 seen, several locations
Wilson's Warbler 1 near east end of boardwalk
Common Yellowthroat Many, including male feeding cowbird
RED CROSSBILL Heard overhead more than once
Pine Siskin With goldfinches, thistles in East Meadow

This is just the 4th record for RED CROSSBILL at Marymoor, and the first
outside of the spring season.

Also, right on schedule, we heard the distinctive flight call of the BLUE
ANGELS, though we were unable to see them. They seem to migrate through
this area annually, right around this time of year. If previous years are
any guide, they may stick around for another couple of days, and then
they'll disappear again until next year. Very odd...

For the day, 64 species. For the year, with the crossbill, we're now at
148.

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