[Tweeters] Marymoor Park (Redmond, King Co.) 2024-05-02

[Michael Hobbs via Tweeters]

Tweets - This is the time of year with peak diversity.  Some wintering
birds are lingering in the lowlands.  Some summer birds are arriving
already.  And pass-through migrants are passing through.  So we were very
eager setting out this morning, and were not disappointed.  We WERE a bit
cold at first, though, as the day started out at 35 degrees (warming to 55
by the time we were done).  No wind, sunny skies.  Birds.

Highlights:
     American Wigeon - One below the weir.  We've only had wigeon later
twice in spring
     Green-winged Teal - Two below the weir.  Almost as late as the wigeon
     Ring-necked Duck - One at the Rowing Club - Ditto
     Mourning Dove - One at the south end of the East Meadow pre-dawn
     Anna's Hummingbird - Female on a nest near the start of the boardwalk
     SOLITARY SANDPIPER - One landed right next to us in the slough below
the weir.  Stayed a while for good looks (FOY)
     LEAST SANDPIPER - Came in with the SOSA and landed 6 feet away from
it, also lingering for good looks (FOY)
     Barn Owl - Eric saw one pre-dawn
     Barred Owl - Tony heard one pre-dawn, west of the boardwalk
     California Scrub-Jay - One clearly heard between the Dog Meadow and
the East Meadow.  First of Year (FOY)
     American Robin - Juvenile making very strange calls at the Rowing Club
     American Pipit - Ten on the grass/gravel lot in the NE part of the
park.  (FOY) for the survey
     Black-throated Gray Warbler - One near the windmill (FOY)
     Wilson's Warbler - Two heard singing, neither seen (FOY)
     Black-headed Grosbeak - Perhaps two heard singing, one of which we
eventually saw, near the boardwalk (FOY)

Misses today included Bufflehead, Hooded Merganser, Pied-billed Grebe,
American Coot, Green Heron, and Western Tanager.

For the day, 68 species.  For the year, adding seven, we're at 112.

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