Subject: [Tweeters] Marymoor Park (Redmond, King Co., WA) 2013-08-22
Date: Aug 22 13:03:49 2013
From: Michael Hobbs - birdmarymoor at frontier.com
Tweets ? we had gorgeous weather today, with the early morning chill (53 degrees) quickly melting away to sunshine and 76 degrees under clear blue skies. A MERLIN spent the day zooming around the park ? I think we had 5-6 sightings all told. It managed to scare up a few other birds for us to see.
Highlights:
Common Merganser Maybe as many as 4; first since June
Green Heron Juvenile gave us good looks near the weir
Cooper?s Hawk Juvenile soaring
Spotted Sandpiper Several sightings, but maybe just 1 bird
Band-tailed Pigeon Maybe 3
Eurasian Collared-Dove 1 from lake platform
Barn Owl Matt saw one around 5:15 a.m.
Black Swift Two mobbing Cooper?s Hawk
Rufous Hummingbird Still one hanging out at Pea Patch
Red-breasted Sapsucker Three trees far to the west
Pileated Woodpecker One heard
MERLIN See notes above
Warbling Vireo 1-2 near windmill
Purple Martin Several, probably roused by the Merlin
Bl.-thr. Gray Warbler Lillian photographed one
Wilson?s Warbler Male singing at start of boardwalk
Western Tanager 3+, first since May
Brown-headed Cowbird 3 juvies; probably will disappear soon
For the day, 60 species, the first time we?ve hit that mark in weeks.
== Michael Hobbs
== www.marymoor.org/birding.htm
== BirdMarymoor at frontier.com