<div dir="ltr">Matt,<div><br></div><div>That is a very interesting photo-- is the Osprey carrying a large fish or is that potentially new nesting material to round out the nest prior to migration?</div><div><br></div><div>I swim at Lake Sammamish this time of year and, while I did not see any Osprey fishing yesterday, I believe I have seen the male from the Marymoor platform in the area as late as October 1st.</div><div><br></div><div>Thank you for the link to the photo.</div><div><br></div><div>Ronda</div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote gmail_quote_container"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Thu, Sep 25, 2025 at 3:04 PM Matt Hucke <<a href="mailto:hucke@cynico.net">hucke@cynico.net</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left-width:1px;border-left-style:solid;border-left-color:rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr">I saw an osprey at Marymoor last night. It was distant and the light was poor, so the photo quality is rubbish, but here it is - hope this helps:<div><br></div><div><a href="https://ebird.org/checklist/S275443696" target="_blank">https://ebird.org/checklist/S275443696</a></div><div><br></div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Thu, Sep 25, 2025 at 12:36 PM Ronda Stark via Tweeters <<a href="mailto:tweeters@u.washington.edu" target="_blank">tweeters@u.washington.edu</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left-width:1px;border-left-style:solid;border-left-color:rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr">Hi Michael,<div><br></div><div>I try to monitor our Osprey on the Seattle side of the lake and we still have 2 juveniles that I know of-- could you determine whether the remaining Osprey at Marymoor was an adult or a juvenile?</div><div><br></div><div>Thank you,</div><div>Ronda</div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Thu, Sep 25, 2025 at 12:32 PM Michael Hobbs via Tweeters <<a href="mailto:tweeters@u.washington.edu" target="_blank">tweeters@u.washington.edu</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left-width:1px;border-left-style:solid;border-left-color:rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">Tweets - A pretty good day at Marymoor. Though a bit nippy (49<br>
degrees at the start), it was sunny and windless. Fairly birdy too.<br>
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Highlights:<br>
Band-tailed Pigeon - Two sightings of a single bird. We get<br>
fairly few sightings after mid-September<br>
Wilson's Snipe - Two landed in the mud on the far side of the<br>
slough opposite one of the Dog Beaches. Great looks, unusual location<br>
Osprey - Only one silent bird; nests are empty. We are unlikely<br>
to get another sighting this year<br>
American Kestrel - One in the East Meadow<br>
Merlin - One streaked by us near the start of our walk; thus a<br>
two falcon day<br>
Ruby-crowned Kinglet - At least one, singing weakly near Dog<br>
Central, never seen. First of Fall (FOF)<br>
Pacific Wren - One at the Rowing Club, heard calling but not seen (FOF)<br>
Swainson's Thrush - One heard pre-dawn, probably the last for the year<br>
Western Meadowlark - Five in the East Meadow (FOF)<br>
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We also had a tight flock of more than a dozen pale-bellied ducks<br>
flying down the slough fairly high - possibly American Wigeon, but<br>
hard to be sure.<br>
<br>
Misses today included Hooded Merganser, American Coot, California<br>
Gull, Green Heron, Red-tailed Hawk, Bushtit (though I had some<br>
yesterday in the Dog Meadow), American Pipit (though we might have<br>
heard one), Savannah Sparrow, and Orange-crowned Warbler.<br>
<br>
Despite the rather long list of misses, we still managed 56 species<br>
(not counting the mystery ducks). Not a bad day.<br>
<br>
= Michael Hobbs<br>
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