Date: 9/18/25 12:58 pm From: Michael Hobbs via Tweeters <tweeters...> Subject: [Tweeters] Marymoor Park (Redmond, King Co ) 2025-09-18
Tweets - A very fine morning today, with cool temperatures heating up pleasantly, blue skies, and no wind. Some pretty good birds, and quite a few First Of Fall (FOF) arrivals.
Highlights:
Cackling Goose - flyby of about a dozen, calling (FOF) Wilson's Snipe - Eric heard one pre-dawn (FOF) Loon sp. - Three flew close overhead at the Lake Platform. Probably COLO American Barn Owl - Matt had one pre-dawn Barred Owl - One next to the boathouse at the Rowing Club, with prey Merlin - One near the weir California Scrub-Jay - Eric had one near the East entrance American Pipit - Heard overhead, mostly pre-dawn, never seen (FOF) Fox Sparrow - Two (FOF) Golden-crowned Sparrow - Several (FOF)
At the Pea Patch, I had an unusual sparrow that I believe was a CLAY-COLORED SPARROW, but I lost it and could not refind. Made for a 9 sparrow day.
Summer/migrant birds still or again present: VAUX'S SWIFT (Karen had 1), OSPREY (still with young on the nest), WESTERN WOOD-PEWEE (1), VIOLET-GREEN SWALLOW (2), BARN SWALLOW (5?), SWAINSON'S THRUSH (heard pre-dawn), COMMON YELLOWTHROAT (5?), YELLOW WARBLER (2), YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLER (1), BLACK-THROATED GRAY WARBLER (1), and WESTERN TANAGER (1-2).
Nice to get a 4 warbler day.
We had some animals too, including four noisy RACCOONS below the weir, and a DOUGLAS SQUIREL at the Pea Patch parking lot.
Misses today included Hooded Merganser, American Coot, Bushtits, and Orange-crowned Warbler.
For the day, 62 species.
= Michael Hobbs = <birdmarymoor...> = www.marymoor.org/birding.htm
