[Tweeters] Marymoor Park (Redmond, King Co.) 2024-08-15

[Michael Hobbs via Tweeters]

Tweets - A bit overcast today, but again dry and windless with temps in the
50s-60s.  AND QUIET.  It took a lot of work to dig out glimpses of birds,
and there were several that were only heard-only, and a couple of those
were only pre-dawn as well.  Very little change from last week for the
species list.

Highlights:
     Western Sandpiper - Pretty sure of ID - A tight flock of 6 peeps flew
past the Lake Platform, appearing to have pretty strong wingstripes and
longer bills
     Great Blue Heron - A couple of birds making the Grum-grum-grum calls
from the heronry were probably fledged young being overly hopeful that a
return to the nest would result in food
     Cooper's Hawk - Two juvies together near the first Dog Swim Beach,
both harassing and being harassed by crows.  Some calls
     Red-tailed Hawk - One at the Rowing Club was our first in a month
     Barred Owl - One dead on the side of West Lake Sammamish Parkway
between the main entrance and 51st St.
     Western Flycatcher - One along the edge of the Dog Meadow, First of
Fall (FOF)
     Purple Martin - About 15 in snags across the slough plus two more at
the gourds
     Swainson's Thrush - Heard-only, predawn for the 2nd straight week
     White-crowned Sparrow - Ditto
     Black-throated Gray Warbler - Two together, edge of the Dog Meadow
     Western Tanager - Female or juvie, edge of the Dog Meadow

Misses today included Spotted Sandpiper, Green Heron, and Wilson's
Warbler.  Mansion-area and Rowing Club birds kept the missing list from
being quite a bit longer today.

For the day, 54 species plus the dead Barred Owl.

= Michael Hobbs
= BirdMarymoor at gmail.com
= www.marymoor.org/birding.htm
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