Hi Tweets -

A pleasant but mostly quiet day today at Marymoor Park - Michael was away, so the crew of 6 were eager to find rarities to make Michael jealous. For the most part, we did not succeed

Highlights:

Cinnamon Teal - 2 at the lake platform, hanging out with a Wood Duck - these two kept us wondering for a while, thinking we might also have Blue-winged - but after looking over the photos, I think Cinnamon for both is the correct id.
Osprey - the young at the nest are remaining vocal - gotta be leaving soon
Pileated Woodpecker - heard several times throughout the day, never spotted
Swainson's Thrush - still several around, heard only giving their whit-calls
Purple Finch & Brown Creepers seemed particularly vocal today

Misses included many species - we missed Bald Eagle, Red-tailed Hawk, Hooded Merganser, any flycatchers, any warblers other than Common Yellowthroat, swifts and swallows…

For the day, we eeked out 41 species

Matt Bartels
Seattle, WA