Marymoor Blog

Fri, 05 Jun 2009

20090528

Report for May 28, 2009

A gorgeous summer day. Migration is mostly over, so our bird count was down from last week. But the summer birds were singing and visible, and there were still a couple of migrants to enjoy.

There were also mosquitoes...

Highlights:

Wood Duck                       3 clutches of babies
Mallard                            Ducklings at the Rowing Club
Ring-necked Pheasant        Male strutting around near mansion
Green Heron                      On nest at Rowing Club
Bald Eagle                          FIVE at lake
Rufous Hummingbird          Still on nest near Dog Central
Warbling Vireo                  One with nest material at RC
Red-eyed Vireo                 Heard 1 at the S end of Dog Meadow
Swainson's Thrush              Beginning to sing
Cedar Waxwing                 Ubiquitous.
Yellow Warbler                 Several, singing, and a female
Common Yellowthroat       Most common warbler
Wilson's Warbler               One or two males
Western Tanager               Male near mansion, female near lake
Black-headed Grosbeak    Ubiquitous
Lazuli Bunting                     Pair in Snag Row, maybe a 2nd male too
Bullock's Oriole                 Pair chasing each other around
Purple Finch                      One highly-colored male in forest

One CEDAR WAXWING was doing a funny display dance. With his tail cocked and his head back, he'd bounce to the right, bounce to the left, then hop up a branch. For several minutes he moved his way up a bare tree closer and closer to another waxwing at the top who appeared uninterested (though she didn't fly away).

We also had a Raccoon, a Long-tailed Weasel, and either a Beaver or a River Otter (I think the latter), plus the usual squirrels and bunnies.

For the day, 58 species. For the year, adding REVI, we're now at 141.

BTW - I just had a Raccoon and a Pacific-slope Flycatcher in my yard while writing this note.

== Michael

Ollie Oliver's portrait of a male Black-headed Grosbeak, taken May 23

Brian Dobbin's took this wonderful photo of a Long-tailed Weasel on May 22
Ollie's photo of a Northern Harrier, May 23

Ollie's photo of a male Lazuli Bunting near the Compost Piles on May 23
Same bunting singing

Dave Templeton's photo of the female Rufous Hummingbird on her nest
Ollie's photo of a male Purple Finch in an Oregon Ash tree

Dave Templeton's male Black-headed Grosbeak
Ollie Oliver's photo of a Tree Swallow at the nest box in the East Meadow

Another shot by Brian Dobbins - the Barn Owl in the nest box
Ollie's photo of a male Gadwall duck

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A gorgeous summer day. Migration is mostly over, so our bird count was down from last week. But the summer birds were singing and visible, and there were still a couple of migrants to enjoy. There were also mosquitoes... Highlights: Wood Duck 3 clutches of babies Mallard Ducklings at the Rowing Club Ring-necked Pheasant Male strutting around near mansion Green Heron On nest at Rowing Club Bald Eagle FIVE at lake Rufous Hummingbird Still on nest near Dog Central Warbling Vireo One with nest material at RC Red-eyed Vireo Heard 1 at the S end of Dog Meadow Swainson's Thrush Beginning to sing Cedar Waxwing Ubiquitous. Yellow Warbler Several, singing, and a female Common Yellowthroat Most common warbler Wilson's Warbler One or two males Western Tanager Male near mansion, female near lake Black-headed Grosbeak Ubiquitous Lazuli Bunting Pair in Snag Row, maybe a 2nd male too Bullock's Oriole Pair chasing each other around Purple Finch One highly-colored male in forest One CEDAR WAXWING was doing a funny display dance. With his tail cocked and his head back, he'd bounce to the right, bounce to the left, then hop up a branch. For several minutes he moved his way up a bare tree closer and closer to another waxwing at the top who appeared uninterested (though she didn't fly away). We also had a Raccoon, a Long-tailed Weasel, and either a Beaver or a River Otter (I think the latter), plus the usual squirrels and bunnies. For the day, 58 species. For the year, adding REVI, we're now at 141. BTW - I just had a Raccoon and a Pacific-slope Flycatcher in my yard while writing this note. == Michael	Ollie Oliver's portrait of a male Black-headed Grosbeak, taken May 23
Brian Dobbin's took this wonderful photo of a Long-tailed Weasel on May 22	Ollie's photo of a Northern Harrier, May 23
Ollie's photo of a male Lazuli Bunting near the Compost Piles on May 23	Same bunting singing
Dave Templeton's photo of the female Rufous Hummingbird on her nest	Ollie's photo of a male Purple Finch in an Oregon Ash tree
Dave Templeton's male Black-headed Grosbeak	Ollie Oliver's photo of a Tree Swallow at the nest box in the East Meadow
Another shot by Brian Dobbins - the Barn Owl in the nest box	Ollie's photo of a male Gadwall duck