[Tweeters] Marymoor Park (Redmond, King Co.) 2023-07-20

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Tweets - It was a nice a day as possible at Marymoor today: temps in the 60's - 70's, clear blue sky, hint of breeze.  Breeding season is wrapping up, and we saw the first signs of post-breeding dispersal; we saw a few species that don't actually breed in the park.  Total number of birds was actually not that high, possibly since some of our breeders are off on their own post-breeding dispersal.

Highlights:
    Caspian Tern - One fishing on the lake appeared to be a juvenile
    Great Blue Heron - Fewer than 10 occupied nests, and not that many birds seen foraging at the park
    Green Heron - Two present, and heard them call about 4 times.  Slough below the weir, and later from the Lake Platform
    OLIVE-SIDED FLYCATCHER - Scott got a good recording of a song from across the slough.  Unseen, but unmistakable Quick Three Beers
    Purple Martin - Appear to be active still at both the gourds and in the snags west of the slough
    Black-throated Gray Warbler - Adult feeding a juvenile along Dog Meadow edge
    Western Tanager - Adult male, southwest edge of Dog Meadow

Misses today included Red-tailed Hawk, Warbling Vireo, Violet-green Swallow, Cliff Swallow, Bushtit, and Red-winged Blackbird

Even with those misses, we had 58 species today plus "dark wing-tipped gull".  We also had beaver and a deer.

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