Tweets -; A gorgeous summer morning today. Sunrise was a spectacular radiance of purple and orange. Our walk started out warm and became hot. Birds were not terribly active, but we doggedly managed to find quite a few species. Very little singing, and some species seen in much smaller numbers than recently

Highlights:
a.. Wood Duck -; one clutch of 2 fairly small ducklings, even at this late date
b.. American Coot -; lone summering bird continues near Lake Platform
c.. Spotted Sandpiper -; one on the weir
d.. Caspian Tern -; Matt heard one pre-dawn
e.. Green Heron -; adult at Rowing Club pond
f.. Osprey -; babies from NE ballfields nest are now flying around
g.. Barn Owl -; Matt and Ruth enjoyed seeing one in the East Meadow until 5:50 a.m.
h.. Red-breasted Sapsucker -; adult and 3 juveniles near start of boardwalk
i.. Hairy Woodpecker -; female near Lake Platform
j.. Pileated Woodpecker -; one heard calling west of the slough, to complete a five woodpecker day
k.. PEREGRINE FALCON -; 2nd year bird; back and wing coverts seemingly half "adult" and half retained juvenile feathers. Bird found motionless in large cottonwood; gave great looks. First for the survey for 2020
l.. COMMON RAVEN -; heard two birds fly overhead; our first since February 13th
m.. Northern Rough-winged Swallow -; a couple seen from the Lake Platform
n.. Swainson's Thrush -; good looks at a spotted juvenile on the boardwalk
o.. Purple Finch -; quite a few sightings, some singing
p.. Pine Siskin -; several heard; I may have seen 2. Only our second record ever for Week 31
q.. American Goldfinch -; Several sightings. Also heard what we think was a goldfinch singing a long song with the rhythm of a vireo song. In trying to find the singer, I spotted the Peregrine
r.. Cedar Waxwing -; many juveniles, a few adults
s.. Brown-headed Cowbird -; only one juvenile seen; no adults
t.. Yellow Warbler -; a couple of singing males, plus some others
u.. Black-throated Gray Warbler -; four or more juveniles seen
Misses today included Hooded Merganser, Pied-billed Grebe, Cliff Swallow, Red-winged Blackbird, and Wilson's Warbler.

For the day, we managed 63 species

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