[Tweeters] Marymoor Park (Redmond, King Co.) 2024-01-18

[birdmarymoor]

Tweets - For the first time in ages, I did the Thursday survey solo.  Matt had to work, some people are traveling, and maybe just maybe some people decided the weather was too sucky, I don't know.  Incessant drizzle, dark clouds, gusty winds, temps in the chilly 30's; and puddles on top of glare ice; what could be better?   Being the only observer, I got all twisted up trying to see and hear everything, everywhere, all at once.  I'm sure I missed a few things for want of more eyes and ears.
Highlights:     Greater White-fronted Goose - One with Canadas and a few Cacklers on the grass soccer fields     American Wigeon - 55+ on large puddles on the grass soccer fields     Northern Flicker - ONE - and that was the only woodpecker     Varied Thrush - Five, I think, all together north of the windmill     FOX SPARROW - 38 - an actual and highly conservative count!     Lincoln's Sparrow - One at the "Compost Piles" - First of Year (FOY) and first in 5 weeks     Spotted Towhee - Associating with the Fox Sparrows, and also numerous.  18+     Yellow-rumped Warbler - One seen well, another couple heard (FOY)
For a long while I thought I was going to have no woodpeckers at all; the lone flicker was near my car when I was done.  Given that they can make their own, I presume the rest of the the woodpeckers are all holed-up somewheres warm.  
Misses today were notable:  Hooded Merganser, Common Merganser, Anna's Hummingbird, Double-crested Cormorant, Downy Woodpecker, Hairy Woodpecker, Bushtit, Purple Finch, and White-crowned Sparrow.  
Despite those many misses of usually common birds, I still managed 46 species.  For the year, we're at 63 species, I believe.
= Michael Hobbs= birdmarymoor at gmail.com= www.marymoor.org/birding.htm
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