Date: 1/2/26 10:09 pm From: Michael Hobbs via Tweeters <tweeters...> Subject: [Tweeters] Marymoor Park (Redmond, King Co.) 2026-01-02
Tweets - We started the new year with a remarkably nice day. There was early morning fog and chill, but the fog lifted. Temps in the 40's and no wind. Water levels are dropping and the birding is picking up; several species were singing today.
Highlights: Greater White-fronted Goose - Five just below the weir Three species of goose, after a few weeks of one species or no geese at all Anna's Hummingbird - Male back in his spot near the windmill Wilson's Snipe - Three giving good looks below the weir Horned Grebe - Two, closer than usual to the Viewing Platform Downy Woodpecker - Quite a few sightings, good looks Merlin - One flew west just north of the Viewing Mound White-throated Sparrow - Two? Four?
We had two WHITE-THROATED SPARROWS immediately south of the Dog Meadow. Then 2+ hours later, and 100 yards away across the river, I had two again behind the Rowing Club boathouse. Same birds found twice or four??? Hard to decide.
I don't have my cheat sheet with me, so no official list of "Misses" (Species seen on 50% or more years during this week, but not today), but I can unreliably report Ring-necked Duck, Common Goldeneye, Hooded Merganser, Killdeer,.Bushtit, Pine Siskin, and American Goldfinch as the probable list.
Despite that list of Misses, we did have 52 species to start our 2026 list.
= Michael Hobbs = <BirdMarymoor...> = www.marymoor.org/birding.htm
