I kayaked the slough beside Marymoor this
evening. Saw what may have been the same pair of
Yellow Warblers (one bright yellow, the other
drab) that Michael saw. Saw a Cooper's also. One
or two Kingfishers. A juvenile Cowbird being fed
by a flycatcher half its size (but didn't get a
photo of that transaction). Spent well over an
hour taking photos of a Green Heron that flew a
couple of times but then settled down for an hour
while I took shots from ten feet away. Saw a
medium-sized Nutria munching weeds in the slough.
Saw an Osprey briefly over the north end of the lake. Etc.

Marc Hoffman
Kirkland, WA
www.SongbirdPhoto.com


At 05:27 PM 8/9/2012, Michael & Janka Hobbs wrote:
>Tweets - it was a nice, sunny, comfortably cool morning, with just some thin
>high clouds after the low early-morning fog cleared. It was pretty quiet,
>but we managed to find some stuff. Still, this is the August Doldrums, when
>not much is wandering, not much is singing, and juvenile birds vie with
>molting adults for rattiest looker awards.
>
>Highlights:
>
>Cooper's Hawk At least 2 juveniles
>Anna's Hummingbird Six would be a conservative count
>Rufous Hummingbird 1 in Pea Patch, harassed by Anna's
>Pileated Woodpecker 2 in a snag far to the northwest
>Orange-crowned Warbler 1 east of 3rd dog beach
>Yellow Warbler 2, one singing
>Bl.-throated Gray Warbler Maybe 3 along slough riparian
>Western Tanager 1 heard below weir
>Brown-headed Cowbird All unaccompanied juveniles
>Purple Finch 8-10
>Pine Siskin At least 2 in mansion area
>
>Matt saw a COYOTE as he left.
>
>A juvenile COOPER HAWK made several swipes at an AMERICAN CROW that was
>hopping along the grass looking for grubs or such. It wasn't clear if the
>hawk thought the crow might be edible, if a bit large, or if it was unclear
>about the mobber/mobbie relationship.
>
>Several times this summer, we've thought we heard PINE SISKINS at the top of
>the firs around the mansion, but this was the first time we could confirm
>since the first week in June.
>
>For the day, I believe the group total was 57 species, though I don???t think
>any one person saw more than about 52.
>
>== Michael Hobbs
>== Kirkland, WA
>== http://www.marymoor.org/birding.htm
>== http://www.marymoor.org/BirdBlog.htm
>== birdmarymoor at frontier.com
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