<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><div dir="auto" style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><div dir="auto" style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><div dir="auto" style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><div dir="auto" style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><div dir="auto" style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><div dir="auto">Hi Tweeters,</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: ArialMT;">With March additions we have reach 120 species for our 2024 year list. In taxonomic order, the new species are:</span></div><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: ArialMT;"><br></span></div><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: ArialMT;">Long-tailed Duck (code 3), 1 at Water Street (ID photos), 3-31-24</span></div><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: ArialMT;"><br></span></div><div dir="auto"><font face="ArialMT">California Quail (code 3), 1 at private yard in Edmonds Bowl, 3-16-24</font></div><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: ArialMT;"><br></span></div><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: ArialMT;">Western Gull (code 4), 1 at Water Street (ID photos), 3-11-24</span></div><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: ArialMT;"><br></span></div><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: ArialMT;">Caspian Tern (code 2), 1 at waterfront, 3-31-24</span></div><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: ArialMT;"><br></span></div><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: ArialMT;">Turkey Vulture (code 3), 1 in flight over a Pine Ridge Park neighborhood (ID photo), 3-17-24</span></div><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: ArialMT;"><br></span></div><div dir="auto"><font face="ArialMT">Say’s Phoebe (code 4), 1 at Edmonds marsh (ID photos), 3-10-24</font></div><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: ArialMT;"><br></span></div><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: ArialMT;">Violet-green Swallow (code 1), 2 in a Pine Ridge Park neighborhood, 3-16-24</span></div><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: ArialMT;"><br></span></div><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: ArialMT;">Purple Finch (code 3), 1 singing in Southwest County Park, 3-19-24</span></div><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: ArialMT;"><br></span></div><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: ArialMT;">Chipping Sparrow (code 4), 1 at a Puget Drive yard (ID photo), 3-23-24</span></div><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: ArialMT;"><br></span></div><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: ArialMT;">Savannah Sparrow (code 2), 1 at waterfront, 3-22-24 </span></div><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: ArialMT;"><br></span></div><div dir="auto"><font face="ArialMT">There were several code 3 or rarer species reported in eBird with no or inadequate documentation. We will wait to review any subsequent reports that are evidence based. These include Ring-billed Gull, Lincoln’s Sparrow, and Red Crossbill. </font></div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: ArialMT;">As always, I appreciate it when birders get in touch with me to share sightings, photos, or recordings. It helps us build our collective year list. If you would like a copy of our 2024 city checklist, with 281 species, please request it from checklistedmonds at gmail dot com. The 2024 checklist, with sightings through March, is in the bird information box at the Olympic Beach Visitor Station at the base of the public pier.</span><br style="font-family: ArialMT;"><br style="font-family: ArialMT;"><span style="font-family: ArialMT;">Good birding,</span><br style="font-family: ArialMT;"><br style="font-family: ArialMT;"><span style="font-family: ArialMT;">Carol Riddell</span><br style="font-family: ArialMT;"><span style="font-family: ArialMT;">Edmonds, WA</span><br style="font-family: ArialMT;"><br style="font-family: ArialMT;"><span style="font-family: ArialMT;">Abundance codes: (1) Common, (2) Uncommon, (3) Harder to find, usually seen annually, (4) Rare, 5+ records, (5) Fewer than 5 records</span></div><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: ArialMT;">Good birding,</span><br style="font-family: ArialMT;"><br style="font-family: ArialMT;"><br></div><div dir="auto"><div dir="ltr"><!-- signature close --></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></body></html>