<div dir="ltr">Tweets - I forgot to include our species total for the day. 45 species, lowest total of 2024 so far!<div><br></div><div>= Michael<br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">---------- Forwarded message ---------<br>From: <strong class="gmail_sendername" dir="auto">Michael Hobbs</strong> <span dir="auto"><<a href="mailto:birdmarymoor@gmail.com">birdmarymoor@gmail.com</a>></span><br>Date: Thu, Sep 5, 2024 at 2:57 PM<br>Subject: Marymoor Park (Redmond, King Co.) 2024-09-05<br>To: Tweeters <<a href="mailto:tweeters@u.washington.edu">tweeters@u.washington.edu</a>><br></div><br><br><div dir="ltr">Tweets - Just when I thought The Doldrums were over... Today was cool and FOGGY to begin with, turning fairly hot and sunny/hazy by the end. It was super-quiet, both in terms of vocalizations, and in general bird activity. <div><br></div><div>Highlights will be brief, even if I stretch the definition:</div><div> American Kestrel - Gorgeous male in the East Meadow. First of Year (FOY)</div><div> Merlin - Jordan saw one streak across the slough heading east</div><div> Lincoln's Sparrow - One from Viewing Mound, seen by many more of us than last week's</div><div> Orange-crowned Warbler - One, west edge of Dog Meadow. Making brief songs</div><div> Black-throated Gray Warbler - One, west edge of Dog Meadow, to get to a whopping three warbler species (along with Common Yellowthroat)</div><div> Western Tanager - One heard at Rowing Club</div><div> Coyote - nice looking dog seen from the Viewing Mound</div><div><br></div><div>Misses today included Vaux's Swift, American Coot, Green Heron, Cooper's Hawk, Red-tailed Hawk, Warbling Vireo, Barn Swallow, Bushtit, Savannah Sparrow, Red-winged Blackbird, Yellow Warbler, and Black-headed Grosbeak. My fingers are tired. </div><div><br></div><div>Our best sighting of the day was Margaret Snell, who has been elsewhere for months. Good to see her again.</div><div><br></div><div>= Michael Hobbs</div><div>= <a href="mailto:BirdMarymoor@gmail.com" target="_blank">BirdMarymoor@gmail.com</a></div><div>= <a href="http://www.marymoor.org/birding.htm" target="_blank">www.marymoor.org/birding.htm</a></div></div>
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