Date: 4/3/25 6:01 pm From: Michael Hobbs via Tweeters <tweeters...> Subject: [Tweeters] Marymoor Park (Redmond, King Co.) 2025-04-03
Tweets - We had a really good day at Marymoor today. Temps in the 40's, overcast shifting to partly sunny, no wind, lots of birds.
Highlights: Cackling Goose - A flock of 20 flew south just before 7:00 Eurasian Collared-Dove - One near the slough, First of Year (FOY) Green Heron - One flying fairly high towards the lake, (FOY), though Mason thought he might have glimpsed one last week Osprey - Jordan spotted one way high up, way far away, but it gave good-though-distant views (FOY) Sharpie/Cooper's - NE of mansion, being chased by a crow. Thinking Sharpie on this one, but couldn't be positive Bald Eagle - A total of at least 7, I figure, with one in a nest Red-breasted Sapsucker - Again several, with much drumming Five Woodpecker Day American Goldfinch - Three near the park office (FOY)
The best highlight was a BOBCAT just south of the windmill on the Clise Mansion lawn.
The dawn chorus was very loud.
Misses today were Common Goldeneye, American Coot, Belted Kingfisher, Brown-headed Cowbird (might have heard), and Common Yellowthroat. The latter two will be present next week, or I'll eat my hat.
For the day, 63 species, our highest total so far this year. Adding EUCD, GRHE, OSPR, and AMGO, we're at 87 species for the survey in 2025.
= Michael Hobbs = <BirdMarymoor...> = www.marymoor.org/birding.htm
