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<DIV>Tweets – Sunny, windless, delightful – except for the 25 degree starting
temperature. Brrr. Turned out to be a really nice day, and
quite birdy. We got our first spring migrants!</DIV>
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<DIV>Highlights:</DIV>
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<LI>Still 10 species of duck
<LI>Wilson’s Snipe – nice looks along near edge of slough below the weir
<LI>Red-breasted Sapsucker – suddenly everywhere, drumming, chasing each
other. At least 5
<LI>Tree Swallow – at least a dozen with some visiting birdhouses, plus
25-or-so swallow sp. at the lake. First of Spring (<STRONG>FOS</STRONG>)
<LI>Violet-green Swallow – at least 9 (<STRONG>FOS</STRONG>)
<LI>Purple Finch – several singing males, maybe 6 total birds
<LI>COMMON REDPOLL – five or more east of the weir on the trail through the
blackberries, in alder trees (<STRONG>FOS</STRONG>)
<LI>American Goldfinch – one heard singing below the weir
(<STRONG>FOS</STRONG>)
<LI>White-crowned Sparrow – heard the first singing “pugetensis” subspecies of
the spring
<LI>Western Meadowlark – Two in the East Meadow, one singing
<LI>Townsend’s Warbler – one south of the mansion
(<STRONG>FOS</STRONG>)</LI></UL>
<DIV>A late scan of the lake turned up several RING-NECKED DUCKS and a couple of
HORNED GREBE. A late stop back at the East Meadow featured a NORTHERN
SHRIKE looking sharp just east of the Viewing Mound.</DIV>
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<DIV>Misses today included Short-billed Gull, Ring-billed Gull, Cooper’s Hawk,
and Marsh Wren</DIV>
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<DIV>For the day, 62 species – our first survey of 2020 with 60+. For the
year, we’re at 83 species.</DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri'; COLOR: #000000">= Michael
Hobbs<BR>= www.marymoor.org/birding.htm<BR>=
BirdMarymoor@gmail.com</DIV></DIV></DIV></DIV></DIV></DIV></DIV></DIV></DIV></BODY></HTML>