Date: 3/20/25 7:25 pm From: Michael Hobbs via Tweeters <tweeters...> Subject: [Tweeters] Marymoor Park (Redmond, King Co.) 2025-03-20
Tweets - Our Spring Equinox survey turned out better than we expected. The weather immediately before the walk was *W*E*T*, and we mostly expected that to continue. But just in time for our 7:00 a.m. start time, the rain stopped and we had cloudy skies with occasional bits of sunshine until just after the survey completed. Especially the first hour and a half were very birdy, as was the Rowing Club at the end.
Highlights: Ten species of duck - Everything we would expect except Green-winged Teal Rufous Hummingbird - Got good looks at the Rowing Club near the only blooming Salmonberry we saw all morning. First of Year (FOY) for the survey Virginia Rail - Again, spontaneous "song" Kiddick-kiddick-kiddick from several spots on the far side of the slough Wilson's Snipe - Two on the far side of the slough below the weir, after a 3-week absence Double-crested Cormorant - Notable today because more than 30 were seen flying south towards the lake American Kestrel - A female flew over the Viewing Mound right after the survey as I was leaving the park (FOY) Hutton's Vireo - One near the windmill, near where I heard one on Tuesday Northern Shrike - Very sharp looking bird in the East Meadow
No sign of the SAY'S PHOEBE or RED CROSSBILLS that I saw on Tuesday.
Our best bird wasn't a bird, it was a MINK at the beaver lodge opposite Dog Central. The Mink was on the lodge, jumped into the water, came out again onto the lodge, and then appeared to squirm down inside the lodge. Our first Mink since 2018.
Misses today included Green-winged Teal, American Coot (first miss ever for Week 12), Short-billed Gull, Ring-billed Gull, Cooper's Hawk, Purple Finch, and Western Meadowlark.
For the day, 56 species. For the year, adding Rufous Hummingbird and American Kestrel, we're at 80 species for the Thursday surveys.
= Michael Hobbs = <BirdMarymoor...> = www.marymoor.org/birding.htm
