Subject: [Tweeters] Marymoor Park Report (Redmond, King Co., WA) 2011-07-21
Date: Jul 21 13:12:38 2011
From: Michael Hobbs - BirdMarymoor at frontier.com


Tweets - I usually try to start our walks soon *after* sunrise. I was
pushing things a bit by starting this morning a few minutes before the 5:33
a.m. official sunrise. It didn't really matter. It was dark before
sunrise. It was dark long after sunrise. Heavy overcast, quite a bit of
mist, mizzle, drizzle, and a little bit of almost rain this morning. Birds
were hard to see, and there wasn't much singing. There were lots of
awkward-looking juveniles about, and quite a few fledglings begging for
food. But by the end of the morning, we had the largest species count we've
had since early June. Go figure.

Highlights:

Green Heron Several sightings
MERLIN Matt saw one dart across the grass soccer fields
Caspian Tern Four flew down to the lake
Black Swift Three briefly seen during a moment without rain
Hairy Woodpecker Male near last dog swim beach
Purple Martin One in right gourd at lake platform
Or.-crowned Warbler One along Snag Row - juvenile?
Bullock's Oriole 3-5, adult male(s?), adult female, juvenile(s?)
Pine Siskin Heard over mansion area

For the day, 63 species, though the numbers for each species were often
pretty low.

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