Marymoor Blog

Fri, 22 May 2009

20090521

Report for May 21, 2009

It was a perfect day, weatherwise. Sunny, warm (but not hot), pretty much windless. The birds were singing and active, and there were a lot of them. Good diversity too, plus LOTS of new things for the year.

Highlights:

Green Heron                                 On the nest at the Rowing Club
Cooper's Hawk                             Constantly harassed by crows
Peregrine Falcon                            Over boardwalk
Spotted Sandpiper                         1 on the condo dock way out there
Mourning Dove                              One in the East Meadow
Barn Owl                                       Still in the nest box - sitting higher?
BLACK SWIFT                           25+ high over boardwalk
Hairy Woodpecker                        Pair seen?
OLIVE-SIDED FLYCATCHER.  One or two, calling not singing
Western Wood-Pewee                  Many, singing
Willow Flycatcher                          Matt & Scott heard some early
CASSIN'S VIREO                       One singing on W. edge of Dog Meadow
Warbling Vireo                              DOZENS, singing
Cedar Waxwing                            Dozens, everywhere
Yellow Warbler                            High numbers
Townsend's Warbler                     Big movement - 6+ birds
Western Tanager                          3-5, males and female(s)
Black-headed Grosbeak               15+, singing everywhere
LAZULI BUNTING                     Male at Compost Piles, singing
Bullock's Oriole                            3+, males and females
Evening Grosbeak                         Often heard calling, glimpsed 3

The BLACK SWIFTS seemed to be making sure they stayed above the PEREGRINE FALCON.    The falcon, BTW, appeared to be a sub-adult, as did the Cooper's Hawk.

TEN NEW BIRDS FOR THE YEAR: Spotted Sandpiper, Mourning Dove (though I think someone reported one previously), Black Swift, Olive-sided Flycatcher, Western Wood-Pewee, Willow Flycatcher, Cassin's Vireo, Lazuli Bunting, Bullock's Oriole, and Evening Grosbeak

So for the day, 68 species. For the year, we're up to 140 species.

== Michael

Male Yellow Warbler singing from the far side of the slough

One of the hoards of Warbling Vireos

Female Rufous Hummingbird on her nest near Dog Central
Cassin's Vireo

Large Bass seen from the lake platform
Peregrine Falcon high over the boardwalk

Willow Flycatcher
Same Willow Flycatcher

Olive-sided Flycatcher - we had two disparate sightings
Male Lazuli Bunting in the cherries at the Compost Piles

Cliff Swallow - note light forehead and buffy rump
Cliff Swallow

Black-capped Chickadees appear to be nesting SE of the stage
Scott Ramos's photo of a Marsh Wren gathering nest materials

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It was a perfect day, weatherwise. Sunny, warm (but not hot), pretty much windless. The birds were singing and active, and there were a lot of them. Good diversity too, plus LOTS of new things for the year. Highlights: Green Heron On the nest at the Rowing Club Cooper's Hawk Constantly harassed by crows Peregrine Falcon Over boardwalk Spotted Sandpiper 1 on the condo dock way out there Mourning Dove One in the East Meadow Barn Owl Still in the nest box - sitting higher? BLACK SWIFT 25+ high over boardwalk Hairy Woodpecker Pair seen? OLIVE-SIDED FLYCATCHER. One or two, calling not singing Western Wood-Pewee Many, singing Willow Flycatcher Matt & Scott heard some early CASSIN'S VIREO One singing on W. edge of Dog Meadow Warbling Vireo DOZENS, singing Cedar Waxwing Dozens, everywhere Yellow Warbler High numbers Townsend's Warbler Big movement - 6+ birds Western Tanager 3-5, males and female(s) Black-headed Grosbeak 15+, singing everywhere LAZULI BUNTING Male at Compost Piles, singing Bullock's Oriole 3+, males and females Evening Grosbeak Often heard calling, glimpsed 3 The BLACK SWIFTS seemed to be making sure they stayed above the PEREGRINE FALCON. The falcon, BTW, appeared to be a sub-adult, as did the Cooper's Hawk. TEN NEW BIRDS FOR THE YEAR: Spotted Sandpiper, Mourning Dove (though I think someone reported one previously), Black Swift, Olive-sided Flycatcher, Western Wood-Pewee, Willow Flycatcher, Cassin's Vireo, Lazuli Bunting, Bullock's Oriole, and Evening Grosbeak So for the day, 68 species. For the year, we're up to 140 species. == Michael	Male Yellow Warbler singing from the far side of the slough One of the hoards of Warbling Vireos
Female Rufous Hummingbird on her nest near Dog Central	Cassin's Vireo
Large Bass seen from the lake platform	Peregrine Falcon high over the boardwalk
Willow Flycatcher	Same Willow Flycatcher
Olive-sided Flycatcher - we had two disparate sightings	Male Lazuli Bunting in the cherries at the Compost Piles
Cliff Swallow - note light forehead and buffy rump	Cliff Swallow
Black-capped Chickadees appear to be nesting SE of the stage	Scott Ramos's photo of a Marsh Wren gathering nest materials