Tweets - it was really quiet today at Marymoor, though fairly birdy. No
species on the day's list were heard-only (very unusual), and several were
only from distant views. There was a lot of tracking down quiet bird calls,
with fairly good success. The weather was mostly overcast, and a bit cool,
but really quite nice. We enjoyed the setting full moon early, and
glimpsed the Blue Angels late.

Highlights:

Green Heron 2 at lake
Cooper's Hawk Several views, juvenile(s)
American Coot 1 in slough
Barn Owl Matt had 3 early
Purple Martin Seen over the meadows all morning
N. R.-winged Swallow Two seen
Wilson's Warbler Nice male along slough
LAZULI BUNTING NW Dog Meadow, feeding cowbird

There were LOTS of babies, of many species, and many molting adults, as is
typical of August. It makes identifications more difficult. Here's a list
of the species I believe have bred at Marymoor this year:

Wood Duck Many boxes, many babies
Mallard Relatively few this year
Hooded Merganser Possibly only via egg dumping in Wood Duck nest boxes
Great Blue Heron New heronry fledged double-digit numbers
Osprey At least 2 young
Bald Eagle 1-2 nests; hard to tell how successful
Red-tailed Hawk 2-3 nests. One fledged for sure.
Killdeer Success probably low due to park activity
Rock Pigeon Nest under entrance bridge
Barn Owl Nesting in windmill
Anna's Hummingbird No nests noted, but surely breeding
Rufous Hummingbird Ditto
Downy Woodpecker
W. Wood-Pewee Found one nest
Willow Flycatcher Have never found a nest, but clearly breed
American Crow Didn't notice a nest this year, but clearly breed
Purple Martin Gourds and boxes - good numbers
Tree Swallow First nesting may have failed, renested
Cliff Swallows Probably bred in NE corner somewhere
Barn Swallows Must be nesting somewhere...
B.-c. Chickadee A few nests found
C.-b. Chickadee Not sure we ever found a nest
Bushtit Not many nests found this year
Brown Creeper Not confirmed this year, but probable
Bewick's Wren Ditto
Marsh Wren
Swainson's Thrush MUST be nesting, but well hidden
American Robin Good at hiding nests too
European Starling Nested in restroom
Cedar Waxwing A couple of nests found
C. Yellowthroat Lots of success this year
Yellow Warbler Nothing confirmed, but probable
Spotted Towhee Must be nesting, lots of success
Savannah Sparrow
Song Sparrow Must be nesting, lots of success
W.-c. Sparrow Nests in Pea Patch
Dark-eyed Junco
B.-h. Grosbeak
R.-w. Blackbird Maybe a nest or two
B.-h. Cowbird Way too many
Bullock's Oriole At least 1 nest, fledglings
Purple Finch Must be nesting, but no evidence
House Finch Ditto
American Goldfinch Ditto

Then there are a few more species which must have nested nearby, if not in
the park (and where young were seen in the park): Canada Goose, Common
Merganser, Pied-billed Grebe, Green Heron, Warbling Vireo, Violet-green
Swallow, Red-breasted Nuthatch, Golden-crowned Kinglet, Lazuli Bunting.

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