[Tweeters] Edmonds Roundup - February 2025

[Carol Riddell via Tweeters]

Hi Tweets:

With February additions we have reach 110 species for our Edmonds 2025 year list. In taxonomic order, the new species are:

Greater White-fronted Goose (code 3), 3 in the Edmonds section of Lake Ballinger, 2-24-25.

Snow Goose (code 3), 9 flying over a neighborhood near Southwest County Park, 2-17-25.

Northern Shoveler (code 1), 2 at Edmonds marsh, 2-9-25.

Mourning Dove (code 3), 1 on Puget Drive (pointed tail noted), 2-25-25.

Wilson’s Snipe (code 3), 1 at Edmonds marsh, 2-22-25.

American Coot (code 2), 1 at Edmonds marsh, 2-23-25.

Eared Grebe (code 4), 1 at the waterfront (photo ID), 2-16-25, and many subsequent reports of this grebe 2-18 through 2-28-25.

Northern Saw-whet Owl (code 5), 1 at Pine Ridge Park, 2-16-25. Heard calling after dark. This is our fourth record of this species in Edmonds.

Red-breasted Sapsucker (code 2), 1 at Haines Wharf Park, 2-25-25.

Lincoln’s Sparrow (code 3), 1 at Edmonds marsh, 2-13-25.


The Lesser Goldfinch (code 5) continued to appear, throughout February, intermittently and briefly at feeders near the Edmonds Bowl.

Please be careful with gulls in Edmonds. There are several February eBird reports of Herring Gulls (code 4). None was described, recorded, or photographed. A tick in an eBird report is not sufficient evidence of this rare Edmonds species so it will not go on the year list at this time. For any code 3 or rarer bird, we look for documentation before we will add it to the year list. Other undocumented birds by birders unknown to us were Northern Shrike (code 3) (not clear that it was even in the city) and Evening Grosbeak (code 3). Hopefully we will get documented reports of these species later in the year.

As always, I appreciate it when birders get in touch with me to share sightings, photos, or audio. It helps us build our collective year list. If you would like a copy of our 2025 city checklist, please request it from checklistedmonds at gmail dot com. (It reflects a species total of 281, including Lesser Goldfinch and Rose-breasted Grosbeak) If eBirders will use the details field for unusual Edmonds birds, it will help us build the city year list. Photographs or recordings are also helpful. The 2025 checklist is posted in the bird information box at the Visitor Station at the base of the public pier and is up to date through February. 

Good birding,

Carol Riddell
Edmonds, WA
cariddellwa at gmail dot com

Abundance codes: (1) Common, (2) Uncommon, (3) Harder to find, usually seen annually, (4) Rare, 5+ records, (5) Fewer than 5 records
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