Tweets -; it was pretty quiet today. The sun was over-orange at sunrise, but there was no smell of smoke. Just a nice sunny day with little wind and quick warming.

Highlights:
a.. Mourning Dove -; one near the Viewing Mound apparently flew over my head and disappeared while others watched
b.. Wilson's Snipe -; First of Fall (FOF) -; a brief glimpse below the weir
c.. Osprey -; down to just a few sightings -; 2 birds?
d.. Sharp-shinned Hawk -; one
e.. Cooper's Hawk -; two sightings, including one following closely behind the Sharpie
f.. Barn Owl -; One good look after 6 a.m., from the Viewing Mound
g.. Western Screech-Owl -; Matt and Alan heard one pre-dawn. First in 3 weeks
h.. Empidonax sp. -; Just one, from Lake Platform. Refused to cooperate. By dates, probably a Willow
i.. Warbling Vireo -; down to just two. They are due to leave very soon
j.. Swainson's Thrush -; only heard 1-2 doing their whit call. Also due to leave very soon
k.. American Pipit -; FOF -; more than 10 on the grass soccer fields
l.. Savannah Sparrow -; Maybe into double-digits for numbers; these are migrants from the north, as far as we can tell
m.. Lincoln's Sparrow -; had a flock (!) of maybe 4 below the weir, and several other sightings. On the move
n.. Orange-crowned Warbler -; 1-2 at Lake Platform
o.. Yellow Warbler -; 2 at Lake Platform
Matt heard Coyote howling pre-dawn, and we saw a deer across the river.

Misses today included Hooded Merganser, Band-tailed Pigeon, Barn (or any other) Swallow, Golden-crowned Sparrow (should be back very soon), and Black-throated Gray Warbler.

For the day, 55 species.

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