Subject: [Tweeters] probable dark murrelet sp. on Lake Washington, King Co.
Date: Sat Jul 4 07:56:38 PDT 2020
From: Dave Slager - dave.slager at gmail.com

Tweeters,

This morning July 4 around 6:30am, I saw what was likely a dark *Brachyramphus
*murrelet flying north past Magnuson Park. I was birding binocs only and it
was fairly far out. I lost it when it was out in the direction of Juanita
Bay, so I'm not sure if it landed or continued flying north on the lake.

A dark murrelet on freshwater would be really interesting, because not only
are Marbled Murrelet very rare away from saltwater, but this is also the
time of year when Long-billed Murrelet is possible, and vagrants of that
species sometimes show up on fresh water.

Although I'm not positive on this sighting, I'm not really sure what else
it would have been. Just getting the word out that it may be worth scoping
northern Lake Washington today if you happen to be in the area.

Good birding,
Dave Slager
Seattle
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