Date: 6/12/25 12:48 pm From: Michael Hobbs via Tweeters <tweeters...> Subject: [Tweeters] Marymoor Park (Redmond, King Co.) 2025-06-12
Tweets - It was a cool, gray morning with little wind and few bird sightings. We were doing a lot of birding-by-ear, and were able to at least detect most of the expected birds. Nothing particularly unusual popped up.
Highlights: Canada Goose - Close-up views of adults and juveniles in the slough Wood Duck - Two clutches of ducklings Mallard - Several clutches of ducklings Spotted Sandpiper - One heard below the weir Green Heron - One flying north up the slough Merlin - One streaked east south of the Viewing Mound Pine Siskin - One in the edge of the Dog Meadow Yellow-rumped Warbler - One near gate to Clise Mansion Wilson's Warbler - One heard just south of the windmill
There were many baby birds of many species. We heard BUSHTITS in a tree, and managed to glimpse a couple. Moments later, a stream of fifteen Bushtits flew out of the bush. We had a similar experience with BLACK-CAPPED CHICKADEES, though that was more like seven birds. Baby JUNCOS and WHITE-CROWNED SPARROWS were seen. There were many, many ANNA'S HUMMINGBIRDS, at least some of which appeared to be likely juvies.
Mammal highlights included a DEER and a COYOTE, both just before 6:00 a.m.
Misses for today included Common Merganser, Red-breasted Sapsucker, Cliff Swallow, and Bullock's Oriole.
For the day, 57 species, with nothing new for the year (still at 119 for 2025 for the survey).
= Michael Hobbs = <BirdMarymoor...> = www.marymoor.org/birding.htm
