Subject: [Tweeters] Marymoor Park Report (Redmond, King Co., WA) 2012-10-11
Date: Oct 11 15:18:43 2012
From: Michael Hobbs - birdmarymoor at frontier.com


Tweets ? the fog formed a thick layer above us, so we birded today in a gloomy, not-too-cold, calm beneath. Notable today were a tremendous number of AMERICAN ROBINS, pretty much constantly streaming over us heading west, generally. There was also a lot of robin activity in the trees and on the fields, so it wasn?t *just* a flyover. YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLERS were also notably numerous, and there were plenty of AMERICAN CROWS. Much of the rest of the birds were pretty quiet, though we did hear some songs ? autumnal recrudescence of the amatory urge?

Highlights:

GR. WH.-FR. GOOSE Five, seen 3 times, staying together
Cackling Goose One small flock flew overhead, 7:45 a.m.
Western Grebe One on the lake ? First of Fall
Cooper?s Hawk Adult and juvenile(s?) seen
MERLIN One distant flyby. Seen 4 of last 5 weeks
Ring-billed Gull First positive-ID for the fall, one bird
BARN OWL 2+, great looks. Seen as late as 7:06 a.m.
NORTHERN SHRIKE 2 seen simultaneously. First of Fall
Varied Thrush 1 heard, SE of East Meadow
American Pipit 2 over fields 7-8-9 flying big circles
BL.-THR. GRAY WARBLER One, with YRWAs. Late sighting

For the day, 54 species.

== Michael Hobbs
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