Tweeters,

I forgot to note in yesterday's post that my February 4th high numbers
included 8 Black Scoters on the Sound, seen from the Water Street
public access. Just a reminder, if you want a copy of the revised
checklist to Edmonds birds, in county birding format, send your
request to checklistedmonds at gmail.com.

Carol Riddell
Edmonds

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> From: Carol Riddell <cariddellwa at gmail.com>
> Date: February 7, 2014 6:17:09 PM PST
> To: Tweeters <Tweeters at u.washington.edu>
> Subject: Edmonds Roundup
>
> Birding has been a bit slow around Edmonds over the last several
> weeks. The two code 5 birds (Northern Mockingbird and Redhead)
> continued through the end of January. The Redhead may well be gone
> with the cold weather causing the still water to ice over. It was
> present as recently as February 4th but I haven't checked in the
> last three days. Our one code 4 bird (Western Meadowlark) is still
> seen from time to time in the Edmonds Bowl and along the beaches.
> The persistent sightings since late September lead one to the
> conclusion that this is one overwintering bird. A good code 3 bird
> (Brewer's Blackbird) for the Edmonds Bowl has persisted, moving
> between the Senior Center grounds and the dumpsters of one of the
> waterfront restaurants.
>
> January brought all three loons to Edmonds waters but sightings were
> sparse, as were numbers. Four to six Harlequin Ducks have been seen
> intermittently from Marina Beach. We have not seen them back on the
> marina breakwater. Shorebirds, other than the ever-present
> Killdeers, have been conspicuously absent. That is consistent with
> reports on Tweeters of low numbers this winter, perhaps due to the
> lack of standing water in farm fields. At this point, a Dunlin or a
> Sanderling would be a welcome sight. We still have not had a White-
> winged Scoter or Long-tailed Duck sighting. Winter sea ducks include
> Greater Scaup, Barrow's and Common Goldeneyes, Surf and Black
> Scoters, Red-breasted Mergansers, and Buffleheads. Fresh water ducks
> included Gadwall, Mallard, Northern Shoveler, Green-winged Teal,
> Ring-necked Duck, and Lesser Scaup. On the alcid scene, the Pigeon
> Guillemots are the most abundant and many are now in alternate
> plumage. Rhinoceros Auklets are seen in low but regular numbers. I
> think Brad Waggoner is hogging the Common Murres and Bonaparte's
> Gull in Kitsap County. Turn a few loose, Brad. We're hurting over
> here. Gulls include Glaucous-winged, Olympic hybrids, and Mews.
>
> To relieve the local boredom, I did a soft big day (9 a.m. to 4
> p.m.) within the Edmonds city limits on February 4th. It was cold,
> birds were keeping a low profile but I exceeded my expectations with
> 60 Edmonds species and another 8 on the Mount Lake Terrace portion
> of Lake Ballinger. High numbers included 53 Brants, 97 Western
> Grebes, and a raft of 11 Pacific Loons. Raptors were Cooper's and
> Red-tailed Hawk and two Bald Eagles (one adult; one juvenile). I
> found Pacific and Bewick's but no Marsh Wrens. There were three
> Varied Thrush to add to the Robin population. I found all three
> warblers: Yellow-rumped, Orange-crowned, and Townsend's. Among the
> expected Emberizidae finds was one Lincoln's Sparrow. My big miss
> was the woodpeckers. I couldn't even locate a Northern Flicker--all
> day long.
>
> Good birding,
>
> Carol Riddell
> Edmonds
>

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