Date: 10/30/25 4:16 pm From: Michael Hobbs via Tweeters <tweeters...> Subject: [Tweeters] Marymoor Park (Redmond, King Co.) 2025-10-30
Tweets - There's nothing quite as penetrating as cold fog, and that's what we had this morning. Otherwise, we had nice weather and a fine walk for my birthday. Birds were somewhat plentiful, but hard to see.
Highlights: Greater White-fronted Goose - Two adults with Canadas near the mansion Greater Scaup - At least one, maybe four, flying past the Rowing Club dock. Others could have been other Aythya ducks. First of Year for GRSC for the survey! (FOY) Hooded Merganser - Lone male showed up at the Rowing Club pond. First in 10 weeks! Pileated Woodpecker - Female calling from INSIDE the nest hole! Joined later by a 2nd bird Merlin - One or two quick flybys Northern Shrike - Adult in East Meadow, briefly White-throated Sparrow - Glimpsed in the NW corner of the Dog Area Western Meadowlark - 10+ continue BREWER'S BLACKBIRD - Pair south of the Velodrome (FOY)
BREWER'S BLACKBIRDS are not frequently seen at Marymoor, and have been completely absent some years.
Misses today included Bufflehead, American Coot, California Gull (possibly present among fog-shrouded flock at sunrise), Western Grebe, Pine Siskin, and Lincoln's Sparrow.
For the day, 59 species, though 10+ were heard-only.
= Michael Hobbs = <BirdMarymoor...> = www.marymoor.org/birding.htm
