[Tweeters] Marymoor Park (Redmond, King Co.) 2021-05-13

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Tweets – it was a bit chilly (48 degrees to start, with some ground fog), and didn’t get sunny until near the end, but it was a very good day for birding.  Bird numbers were up, even as bird species numbers dropped (as expected). Most of the “winter” birds have left, as have some pass-through migrants.  Summer birds are slowly arriving.

Highlights:
  a.. Northern Shoveler – three flyby birds are a late remnant 
  b.. Ring-necked Duck – Matt saw a pair pre-dawn, also lingering late (only 2 later sightings ever) 
  c.. Vaux’s Swift – just one, at the Rowing Club 
  d.. Spotted Sandpiper – one at the weir – First of Year (FOY) 
  e.. Belted Kingfisher – at least two; first in 5 weeks 
  f.. OLIVE-SIDED FLYCATCHER – one perched high.  3rd earliest spring sighting ever (FOY) 
  g.. Warbling Vireo – more than 10 
  h.. Swainson’s Thrush – first actual sighting and first singing of the year; last week Matt heard some calls 
  i.. Red Crossbill – small flock at Rowing Club gave us good looks 
  j.. White-crowned Sparrow – one lingering “Gambeli” type, singing, had a bum right eye.  A few of the expected “Pugetensis” 
  k.. Bullock’s Oriole – at least 4 (2 pair?) 
  l.. Orange-crowned Warbler – more than 10, only one glimpsed, rest heard-only 
  m.. Yellow Warbler – more than 10, with some good looks 
  n.. Wilson’s Warbler – more than 10, most heard-only 
  o.. Western Tanager – maybe 8, including several females 
  p.. Lazuli Bunting – one male seen briefly near Viewing Mound.  Kazuto photographed one on Friday the 7th for FOY
A late scan of the lake turned up a COMMON LOON in non-breeding plumage, and at least 8 BALD EAGLES, including seven sub-adults.

Mammals today included AMERICAN BEAVER predawn, one MUSKRAT, and a LONG-TAILED WEASEL.

Misses today included Wood Duck, Rock Pigeon, Glaucous-winged Gull, Green Heron, and Cliff Swallow.

For the day, 67 species.  For the year, adding 3, we’re up to 133 species.

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