<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;"><span style="font-family: ArialMT;">Hi Tweeters,</span><div style="font-family: ArialMT;"><br></div><div style="font-family: ArialMT;">With September additions we have reached 187 for our Edmonds 2024 list. In taxonomic order, the new species are:</div><div style="font-family: ArialMT;"><br></div><div style="font-family: ArialMT;">Clarkâs Grebe (code 4), 1 at the waterfront, 9-28-24.</div><div style="font-family: ArialMT;"><br></div><div style="font-family: ArialMT;">Sandhill Crane (code 5), 2 flying along the waterfront, 9-22-24. (This is the sixth sighting so we are overdue for revising it to code 4. This change will be on the 2025 checklist.)</div><div style="font-family: ArialMT;"><br></div><div style="font-family: ArialMT;">Other birds of interest: There were three reports of California Scrub-Jays (code 4), in north, central, and Lake Ballinger neighborhoods. Two Evening Grosbeaks (code 3) were reported in north Edmonds. One Red Crossbill (code 3) was seen at Edmonds marsh.</div><div style="font-family: ArialMT;"><br></div><div style="font-family: ArialMT;">Declined species: Report of a Peregrine Falcon (code 3) at City Park by a new eBirder with no documentation of this challenging code 3 species. When we do not know the birder or their skills, we do not accept, without documentation, birds that are code 3 or rarer as we cannot be certain of the accuracy of the ID.</div><div style="font-family: ArialMT;"><br></div><div 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 September, is in the bird information box at the Olympic Beach Visitor Station at the base of the public pier.</div><div style="font-family: ArialMT;"><div dir="auto"><br>Good birding,<br><br>Carol Riddell<br>Edmonds, WA</div><div dir="auto">cariddellwa at gmail dot com<br><br>Abundance codes: (1) Common, (2) Uncommon, (3) Harder to find, usually seen annually, (4) Rare, 5+ records, (5) Fewer than 5 records</div></div></body></html>