Subject: [Tweeters] Marymoor Park Report (Redmond, King Co., WA) 2012-02-16
Date: Feb 16 14:35:01 2012
From: Michael Hobbs - BirdMarymoor at frontier.com


Tweets - I checked the weather last night, and their predictions for today
sounded horrible. So much for weather prediction. We *did* have rain, but
much more than half the time there was no rain, and for a short while we had
blue skies. We also had birds!

Highlights:

Gr. Wh.-fronted Goose Two with Cacklers
Cackling Goose Flock of ~500, including 2 w/neck bands
Northern Pintail Two drakes in the slough
MERLIN One atop tall fir south of mansion
Virginia Rail 2-3 responded to clapping from
boardwalk
Barn Owl Windmill, East Meadow, as late as 6:50
Northern Shrike Middle of the Dog Area
Y.-rumped Warbler 1 Myrtle's-type at Rowing Club

The neck-banded Cackling Geese have been at Marymoor several times this
winter. They (and presumably much of this flock) are from Chevak, Alaska.

There were lots of birds singing:

Anna's Hummingbird (display flight)
Northern Flicker (kwikkwikkwik calls, drumming)
Black-capped Chickadee
Bewick's Wren
Pacific Wren
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
American Robin
Spotted Towhee
Fox Sparrow
Song Sparrow
Golden-crowned Sparrow
Dark-eyed Junco
Red-winged Blackbird (okalee)
Purple Finch
House Finch
Pine Siskin

Additionally, a RED-TAILED HAWK was at least visiting the old nest site atop
the odd snag west of the park entrance.

For the 2nd straight week, no woodpeckers other than Northern Flicker.

For the day, a great February total of 57 species. For the year, adding
MERLIN, 76 species.

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