[Tweeters] Marymoor Park (Redmond, King Co.) 2025-07-31

[Matt Bartels via Tweeters]

Hi Tweets -
Another clear and sunny summer day at Marymoor park today — Michael was out of town but the rest of us covered the park to see what was around. Not surprisingly, birding was a bit slow - the doldrums are in full swing.

Highlights:
Green Heron - always nice to have them back and pretty regular again at the park
Spotted Sandpiper - one along the slough below the weir
Wilson’s Warbler - one popped up in the dog area for a nice surprise
The Great Blue Heron rookery is all emptied out, with only a few GB Heron seen along the slough today
Both Osprey nests appear to have two hungry young in them 
Only 1 Warbling Vireo found, over at the Rowing Club and we dipped on Yellow Warbler and Black-headed Grosbeak for the first time of the fall

Misses today included: Gadwall, Band-tailed Pigeon, Vaux’s Swift, Violet-green Swallow, Barn Swallow,  Purple Finch, Golden-crowned Kinglet, Marsh Wren, Red-winged Blackbird, Brown-headed Cowbird, Yellow Warbler and Black-headed Grosbeak.

For the day, 45 species.

Good birding,

Matt Bartels
Seattle, WA