Report from Brian Bell:
Today was a great day at Marymoor. Michael is still out of town so Matt and I substituted for him. We were joined by 10 other people. Good weather that got better during the day, nice temperatures and little wind. Bird activity was high early with lots of groups of birds. We had seen 45 species by the time we got to dog central (less than a quarter of the way around the walk).
Notable birds today:
Black-headed Grosbeak (imm. male)
Western Tanager (male) this may be the
latest we have seen one
Barn Owl flyby early in east meadow
Swainson's Thrush heard whitting early
(usually mostly gone by now)
Purple Finch good numbers with some really
nice males
Evening Grosbeak flyover early
Warbling Vireo several
Orange-crowned Warbler probably 8-10
Wilson's Warbler 3 males
Green Heron 2 adults, 1 imm.
Starting to get some Canada Goose flocks back.
Real reductions in some species, only a few Barn Swallows seen
today, Willow Flycatcher only two seen, Marsh Wren.
All in all a really nice day, with 52 species.
Chestnut-backed Chickadee. Photo by Ollie Oliver
Yellow Warbler. Photo by Ollie Oliver
Western Tanager. Photo by Ollie Oliver
Western Tanager. Photo by Ollie Oliver
American Robin. Photo by Ollie Oliver
American Robin. Photo by Ollie Oliver
Black-headed Grosbeak. Photo by Ollie Oliver
Red-tailed Hawk pair interaction. Photo by Ollie Oliver
Moon photo by Hugh Jennings
Bullfrog photo by Hugh Jennings
Harvest moon, 2009-09-03. Photo by Brian Dobbins
Harvest moon, 2009-09-03. Photo by Brian Dobbins
