[Tweeters] Marymoor Park (Redmond, King Co.) 2025-07-10

[Michael Hobbs via Tweeters]

Tweets - We had a pretty dark overcast today, though the clouds shifted
higher later in the morning.  Not a great day for seeing every bird, for
sure; at least 8 species were heard-only.

Highlights:
     Black Swift - Small numbers seen several times, maybe six total
birds.  First of Year (FOY) for the survey
     Green Heron - Mason reported a juvenile below the weir.  Minutes
later, an adult flew downstream past the weir
     Osprey - Both nests active, plus several additional birds at the lake
     Merlin - One seen twice, or two; Dog Area
     Swainson's Thrush - Seemed notably numerous, with a great deal of
singing
     Western Tanager - Beautiful male flying back and forth across the
slough.  Seen from the Rowing Club

For mammals, we had deer near the mansion, a coyote across the slough near
the weir, and probably at least two beavers, in addition to numerous
bunnies and a few squirrels.

Misses today included Hooded Merganser, Killdeer, Pied-billed Grebe,
Red-tailed Hawk, American Barn Owl, Bushtit, Bullock's Oriole, Yellow
Warbler, and Black-headed Grosbeak.

For the day, 51 species.  For the year, adding Black Swift, I believe we're
at 122 species.

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