Subject: [Tweeters] Marymoor Park (Redmond, King Co.) 2019-08-15
Date: Thu Aug 15 18:21:31 PDT 2019
From: Michael Hobbs - birdmarymoor at frontier.com

Tweets -; It was a gorgeous morning today, with sunshine and very pleasant temps. Birds were patchy, and we found a couple of really nice mixed flocks. The Best Mixed Flock (BMF) was on the southwest edge of the Dog Meadow. The Second Best Mixed Flock (SBMF) was on the southwest edge of the East Meadow

Highlights:
a.. Common Merganser -; mom with 6 almost-full-sized ducklings
b.. Rufous Hummingbird -; one, after 2 week absence
c.. Cooper's Hawk -; one cruised past us a little before 6
d.. Warbling Vireo -; probably a couple or more in the (BMF)
e.. Chestnut-backed Chickadee -; Notable today for their widespread occurrence
f.. Bushtit -; Mass minute distractions in the mixed flocks. Maybe 30 birds total
g.. Orange-crowned Warbler -; probably only one, in the BMF
h.. Yellow Warbler -; maybe four total, including 1-2 in the BMF
i.. Black-throated Gray Warbler -; At least 2 (male and female) in the BMF
j.. Wilson's Warbler -; Male in the BMF, one female later
k.. Western Tanager -; at least 2 in the SBMF
l.. Black-headed Grosbeak -; four in the SBMF
So no real surprises today, but very nice to have a FIVE WARBLER DAY.

Misses today included Pied-billed Grebe, Rock Pigeon, Green Heron, Violet-green Swallow, European Starling, Savannah Sparrow, and Brown-headed Cowbird.

For the day, 54 species.

== Michael Hobbs
== www.marymoor.org/birding.htm
== BirdMarymoor at frontier.com
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