Instead of the "mostly sunny' the weather report promised, we had dark overcast and mist this morning.  The mist faded after a bit, though we did have a few minutes of light drizzle as we walked the East Meadow.  Damp and 61 degrees - no wonder the summer birds have fled.  At least, it seems that most are gone, and they're yet to be replaced by winter birds.  We had just a hint of migration to spice things up.  Otherwise, it was a pretty quiet day.

Highlights:

Hooded Merganser           8 flew upstream over the weir
American Coot                  First since April - 1 at the lake
Dowitcher sp.                    2 birds flew north over the Dog Meadow
Barn Owl                           Matt & Scott enjoyed 2 a the East Meadow early
Vaux's Swift                       More than a dozen
Orange-crowned Warbler  1 along slough
Yellow Warbler                 2+, still singing
Wilson's Warbler               2 males

I presume they were Long-billed DOWITCHERS, though they were silent and only seen in-flight, making a positive ID impossible.  This is just the 3rd time we've had dowitchers at Marymoor.

We had several WESTERN WOOD-PEWEES, but only a couple WILLOW FLYCATCHERS.  We heard only 1-2 SWAINSON'S THRUSH, and had only 4 species of warbler,

No Spotted Sandpipers. no vireos, no bushtits, no Black-headed Grosbeaks, no  Red-winged Blackbirds, and no Brown-headed Cowbirds.

For the day, 55 species.

== Michael

Western Wood-Pewee.  Photo by Lillian Reis
Male Belted Kingfisher.  Photo by Lillian Reis