Date: 9/10/26 2:51 pm From: Michael Hobbs via Tweeters <tweeters...> Subject: [Tweeters] Marymoor Park (Redmond, King Co.) 2026-08-10
Tweets - It was another super-quiet day at the park, with long stretches without a single bird to hear or see. The day was otherwise okay, with temps in the low 60's, but building overcast. It seems that virtually all of the "summer" birds are gone, without much in the way of returning birds or migrants:
Highlights: Band-tailed Pigeon - Two in a quick flyby. Quite possibly Last of Year, as they tend to clear out of Marymoor after mid-September Mourning Dove - A single bird flew south over the East Meadow. Only our 2nd sighting of the year American Coot - One from the Lake Platform. First of Fall (FOF) Double-crested Cormorant - Two flying near the lake (FOF) Green Heron - One at the Rowing Club pond Cooper's Hawk - Juvenile, seen a couple of times. Last seen kerfuffling with American Crows in the Pea Patch Red-breasted Sapsucker - One near the heronry (FOF) Merlin - Seen a couple of times; quite a dark bird Evening Grosbeak - One heard flying near the mansion. First of Year (FOY), though we've thought we heard some before Savannah Sparrow - Two at the Viewing Mound looked bigger and brighter than our nesting birds Lincoln's Sparrow - One at the Viewing Mound (FOF) Western Tanager - One calling from SW of the mansion at the start of the walk. Probably Last of Year by dates
We had NO swifts, flycatchers, vireos, swallows, or Swainson's Thrush, and our only warblers were COMMON YELLOWTHROAT and a couple of NORTHERN YELLOW WARBLER.
Misses today included Hooded Merganser, Vaux's Swift, Red-tailed Hawk, American Barn Owl, Willow Flycatcher, Barn Swallow, Orange-crowned Warbler, and Black-throated Gray Warbler.
We did have one special sighting: we were joined by Lee Crawford who is in the area on a brief visit from NYC. She was a Marymoor regular for many years. Great to see her again.
