Subject: [Tweeters] Marymoor Park Report (Redmond, King Co., WA) 2012-04-19
Date: Apr 19 15:00:41 2012
From: Michael Hobbs - BirdMarymoor at frontier.com


Tweets - we were a big group today, out on a nice morning (no rain
threatening). But it seemed REALLY quiet. It also didn't feel much like
spring - we had more interesting ducks than we did migrants. But by the end
of the morning, our list was pretty long.

Highlights:

Mallard X Gadwall Hybrid male below weir
Ring-necked Duck? Female, possible X Scaup hybrid
Common Loon One well out on lake
Mourning Dove Heard repeatedly from boardwalk
Belted Kingfisher First on our walks since January
Pileated Woodpecker Near mansion again
Cliff Swallow Several near model airplane field
Barn Swallow 2+ at lake
Townsend's Warbler 1 near concert area restroom
Red Crossbill At least 2 near mansion

Several dog walkers (including some carrying binoculars) reported a GREAT
EGRET in the heronry on Tuesday, April 17. This is just the 2nd report ever
for Great Egret at Marymoor.

Evan Houston reported several interesting birds last Friday, April 13,
including TURKEY VULTURE, BONAPARTE'S GULL, COMMON LOON, and WESTERN GREBE.

For the day, we had 65 species. For the year, adding MOURNING DOVE, CLIFF
SWALLOW, and BARN SWALLOW, plus counting Evan's gull and grebe, plus the
Great Egret, I think the park year list is at 111.

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