I made a quick stop at Marymoor this afternoon (the weather was too nice to pass up). Generally, things were extremely quiet, but on the lake, along with Western Grebes, Pied-billed Grebes, and Wood Ducks, was a single, sparkling PACIFIC LOON.
I was able to get pretty good looks, and was able to
note the satiny-silver back of the neck, the pure white chin, throat,
breast, and belly, cut only by a hint of a chin-strap.
When the rowers came out, it swam around the corner to the east, but it
may be visible from East Lake Sammamish Parkway at 187th Avenue.
This is a new bird for Marymoor, and is our 215th species for the park.
The windmill, 2009-10-16. Photo by Lillian Reis
Fungus growing in wood chips. Photo 2009-10-16 by Lillian Reis
Close-up of a male House Finch, 2009-10-18. Photo by Ollie Oliver
Savannah Sparrow photo by Ollie Oliver, 2009-10-18
Red-winged Blackbird male, photo by Ollie Oliver, 2009-10-18
