[Tweeters] Marymoor Park (Redmond, King Co.) 2026-02-12

[Michael Hobbs via Tweeters]

Tweets - Today started with just a hit of frost and a hint of fog.  The
thin overcast burned thinner all morning, giving us more and more sunshine
and warmth.  Starting right around 32 degrees, it was 47 degrees when we
were done.

So much singing today!

Highlights:
     Great Blue Heron - 75+ at the heronry, plus a few others
     Cooper's Hawk - One, near the southwest edge of the Dog Meadow, was
our first in 4 weeks
     Four woodpecker day - Downies, at least 1 Hairy, 2 Pileateds (very
noisy and obvious), and a horde of extremely vocal Northern Flickers
     Hutton's Vireo - One singing from across the slough near the windmill
     SWAMP SPARROW - One(or maybe two?), west side of the slough a little
south of the Dog Area.  Our first since 2022.  First of Year (FOY)

Singing birds comprised Anna's Hummingbird, Hutton's Vireo, Black-capped
Chickadee, Ruby-crowned Kinglet, Golden-crowned Kinglet, Marsh Wren,
Bewick's Wren, American Robin, House Finch, Purple Finch, Fox Sparrow,
Dark-eyed Junco, Song Sparrow, Spotted Towhee, Western Meadowlark, and
Red-winged Blackbird!

Misses today included Ring-necked Duck; and Short-billed, Ring-billed, and
Glaucous-winged Gulls (though we did have two larus sp., one of which had
black wingtips).

For the day, 53 species (counting gull sp.).  For the year, adding the
SWAMP SPARROW, we're at 72 species.

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