Tweets - it was cold, drizzly, rainy, dark, and fairly quiet at Marymoor.
At this time of year, the chance of surprises is fairly low, and sure enough
we didn't get anything really surprising.

But even in the wet, there were some things to see:

Wood Duck Several females with ducklings
Common Merganser Mama in slough with babies riding her back
Green Heron Many sightings
Killdeer At least 18
Caspian Tern Two high over lake platform
Barn Owl Matt & Ollie had several pre-dawn
Black Swift A dozen over the lake platform
Rufous Hummingbird Many, some presumed juveniles
Y.-rumped Warbler One singing NE of the mansion
Bullock's Oriole Megan saw a male near Dog Central

There were many baby birds begging from adults (Black-capped Chickadee,
Bewick's Wren, and a Brown-headed Cowbird being fed by a Song Sparrow, just
to name a few), and usual numbers of the typical summer breeders like
Swainson's Thrush and Willow Flycatcher. Black-headed Grosbeaks were not
very apparent, but at least 1 was heard singing, and a nice male landed in
front of us at the Rowing Club, where we were serenaded by Warbling Vireos.
Lots of Cedar Waxwings. Lots of bunnies.

For the day, 59 species. Grace glimpsed an accipiter, which would make a
nice, round 60. Nothing new for the year.

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