Date: 10/5/25 11:17 am From: Carol Riddell via Tweeters <tweeters...> Subject: [Tweeters] Edmonds Roundup - September 2025
Hi Tweeters,
With September additions we have reached 178 for our Edmonds 2025 list. In taxonomic order, the new species are:
Sanderling (code 2), 2 in flight on the waterfront (ID photos), 9-13-25.
Cassin’s Auklet (code 4), 1 in flight on the waterfront, 9-26-25.
Great Egret (code 4), 1 briefly at Edmonds marsh (ID photos), 9-14-25.
Lapland Longspur (code 4), 1 at the waterfront (rattle call heard from a bird seen in flight), 9-13-25.
Other birds of interest: There were five California Scrub-Jay (code 4) sightings in September: Edmonds Way, 9-3-25; Chase Lake Elementary School neighborhood, 9-4-2025; two at Edmonds marsh, 9-12 and 9-22-2025; and Water Street, 9-25-25. There was a high number of 13 American Pipits (code 3) on a north Edmonds beach, 9-10-25. The male Lesser Goldfinch (code 5), after an absence of about 5 months, returned to the same feeders for a one-day appearance, 9-29-25. A skein of about 20 Greater White-fronted Geese (code 3) passed over Edmonds marsh, heading southeast, 9-30-25. There were no reported Turkey Vulture (code 3) sightings this month.
Declined species for lack of documentation: at Edmonds marsh, Sanderling (code 2) (this species is not found in the marsh), Cassin’s Vireo (code 3), MacGillivray’s Warbler (code 4); at the waterfront, Black-bellied Plover (code 4).
As always, I appreciate it when birders get in touch with me to share sightings, photos, or recordings. It helps us build our collective year list. If you would like a copy of our 2025 city checklist, with 283 species, please request it from checklistedmonds at gmail dot com. The 2025 checklist, with sightings through September, is in the bird information box at the Olympic Beach Visitor Station at the base of the public pier.
Good birding,
Carol Riddell
Edmonds, WA
cariddellwa at gmail dot com
Abundance codes: (1) Common, (2) Uncommon, (3) Harder to find, usually seen annually, (4) Rare, 5+ records, (5) Fewer than 5 records _______________________________________________ Tweeters mailing list <Tweeters...> http://mailman11.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters
