[Tweeters] Marymoor Park (Redmond, King Co.) 2024-08-22

[Michael Hobbs via Tweeters]

Tweets - The doldrums are over.  After weeks of low species numbers and
very quiet birding, today had surprises and numbers.  Maybe they were all
waiting for a change in the weather; we did have light rain for part of
this morning.

Highlights:
     Gadwall - Four in slough, First of Fall (FOF)
     NORTHERN PINTAIL - Flyby at the Viewing Mound (FOF)
     Green-winged Teal - Flyby of 10-12 at about 7:00 a.m. (FOF)
     Common Merganser - At least 3 (FOF)
     American Coot - One from the Lake Platform (FOF)
     Spotted Sandpiper - One from the Lake Platform
     Cooper's Hawk - Two interacting, one other sighting
     Barn Owl - One at 5:25 near the park entrance, same or another far
across the park a bit later
     RED-EYED VIREO - One at the Rowing Club Dock, First of Year (FOY)
     Orange-crowned Warbler - One near last Dog Swim Beach (FOF)

A late scan of the lake turned up four calling NORTHERN ROUGH-WINGED
SWALLOWS and a couple of RED-WINGED BLACKBIRDS, otherwise missed today.

This is the earliest fall sighting of NORTHERN PINTAIL we've ever had, and
nearly the latest sighting of the ROUGH-WINGEDs.

A very good looking COYOTE was posing at the north end of the grass soccer
fields, maybe having taken a shower in the sprinklers.

Misses for the day included Vaux's Swift, Red-tailed Hawk, Brown-headed
Cowbird, and Wilson's Warbler.

For the day, 63 species, our highest total since the first week in May !

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