[Tweeters] Marymoor Park (Redmond, King Co.) 2022-12-15

[Michael Hobbs]

Tweets - High fog seemed to hold the cold beneath it this morning, but the
frosty start was fairly quickly moderated as the fog dispersed.  A really
pretty morning with some fairly good birding, although long stretches of
quiet continue to be the norm.

Highlights:

   - Cackling Goose - Around 1200 on the grass soccer fields, our first big
   flock of the winter
   - Cooper's Hawk - One bird flying high and gaining altitude
   - Hairy Woodpecker - One south of the East Meadow
   - HERMIT THRUSH - One just south of the Dog Meadow on the slough trail,
   just our 3rd December record ever
   - Purple Finch - Nice look at a tiny flock with at least two colorful
   males, just east of the start of the boardwalk
   - Western Meadowlark - Either two or four, with two just north of the
   Compost Piles and two on Fields 7-8-9 a few minutes later

Despite it being still about a week until the solstice, singing is picking
up.  Birds heard singing today included Brown Creeper, Dark-eyed Junco,
Golden-crowned Sparrow, and Red-winged Blackbird.

Misses today included Ring-billed Gull (may have seen one), Bushtit, Pine
Siskin, and Lincoln's Sparrow.  A late scan of the lake turned up a dozen
RING-NECKED DUCKS, or they'd appear on this list too.

For the day, 54 species.

= Michael Hobbs
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