[Tweeters] Marymoor Park (Redmond, King Co.) 2023-08-24

[Michael Hobbs]

Tweets - It felt more like fall today, with temps in the 50's and 60's
(actually, 49 degrees to start).  And it was pretty birdy, including many
more individual birds that didn't breed in the park, though no
long-distance migrants yet.

Highlights:
     Vaux's Swift - Maybe 15
     Cooper's Hawk - One immature from the start of the boardwalk
     Red-breasted Sapsucker - Juvenile plus 1-2 more
     Pileated Woodpecker - Two at the east end of the boardwalk, and one
near the mansion
     Willow Flycatcher - Several apparent juveniles, but absolutely no songs
     Purple Martin - None at the gourds, nor around the snags on the far
side of the slough, but some flying overhead to the SE
     Barn Swallow - Large numbers, widespread, maybe 50
     Violet-green Swallow - Maybe 2, maybe more
     Cliff Swallow - Two
     Swainson's Thrush - Several, including a couple of obvious juveniles
     Red-winged Blackbird - 4+ in the Pea Patch raiding the sunflower heads
     Orange-crowned Warbler - One or more, south end of the East Meadow
     Western Tanager - Quite a few - maybe 6, in groups
     Black-headed Grosbeak - Quite a few - maybe 5, in groups

The juvenile COOPER'S HAWK was perched for a long time.  When it flew off,
it made the same call as on the Sibley app, marked "squeaky whistles of
juvenile", a call none of us remember hearing before.

Tony saw a LONG-TAILED WEASEL.

Misses today included just Pied-billed Grebe, Rock Pigeon (seen yesterday),
Killdeer, Brown-headed Cowbird, and Black-throated Gray Warbler.

For the day, 58 species.

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