Tweets - February typically has the lowest species counts of the year, and
today was no exception, despite the glorious sunshine. It was only about 26
degrees when we started, though with the sun, it warmed to 43 before we were
done. Plenty of birds were singing, including the first American Robin
songs I've heard this year. But we had no accipiters, no falcons, only one
species of gull, and no shorebirds. We also had nobody at the park early,
and thus ended up with zero owls. Still, it was a nice walk.

Mt. Rainier looked great at sunrise through thin wisps of fog.

The morning started with a single SNOW GOOSE calling piteously and flying to
the east southeast over our heads as we gathered in the parking lot.

We had 4 male ANNA'S HUMMINGBIRDS on territories around the park.

A RED-BREASTED SAPSUCKER landed near us as we passed the concert venue.
This was our first sapsucker of the year.

A NORTHERN SHRIKE popped up north of fields 7-8-9 just as we were leaving to
drive over to the Rowing Club.

We heard a VARIED THRUSH in the early going near the mansion.

We had 2 RIVER OTTERS well out from the lake platform.

For singing species, we had:

Black-capped Chickadee
Brown Creeper
Bewick's Wren
Marsh Wren
American Robin
Varied Thrush
Song Sparrow
Dark-eyed Junco
Red-winged Blackbird
House Finch

For the day, just 47 species. For the year, adding the sapsucker, 79
species.


== Michael Hobbs
== Kirkland, WA
== http://www.marymoor.org/birding.htm
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