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Report for July 12, 2012                                                                                                                             Birding at Marymoor

On this glorious sunny morning, Matt had a YELLOW-BREASTED CHAT at the southeast corner of the East Meadow at about 5:00 a.m. As a result, we did the Marymoor walk backwards, so we could try for the chat sooner. Boy, I prefer the regular way – I feel much more oriented and combobulated when we do it counterclockwise. As it turned out, we could not relocate the chat when we swung by there around 5:45. After the walk, though, Brian and Ruth went back to the East Meadow. I’d just gotten home when Brian called to say the chat was singing and calling, so I raced down to the park and was able to get some good looks. We left it there, about 10:45, still singing away.

Highlights:

Osprey                                       Adult next to the nest,
                                                           3 heads visible on the nest: at least 2 young
Caspian Tern                              One over north end of lake
Barn Owl                                    Matt heard owl sounds from inside the windmill
Cassin’s Vireo                            One singing at Rowing Club pond
Red-eyed Vireo                          One again singing south of East Meadow
Common Raven                          One heard
Yellow-rumped Warbler             One heard NE of mansion
YELLOW-BREASTED CHAT  As noted above
Black-headed Grosbeak              MANY, including. many young
Bullock’s Oriole                          2+ adult males, maybe others too

This is just the 2nd YELLOW-BREASTED CHAT for Marymoor. The only previous sighting was on September 9, 2006, seen by Ollie Oliver and Alan Roedel.

For the day, I think we came up with 58 species. For the year, I think we’re at 143.

== Michael Hobbs
== birdmarymoor@frontier.com


Yellow-breasted Chat.  Photo by Michael Hobbs

Yellow-breasted Chat flying out to the middle of the East Meadow.


Black-headed Grosbeaks.  Photo by Lillian Reis
Tail end of a male Bullock's Oriole.  Photo by Michael Hobbs

White-crowned Sparrow.  Photo by Hugh Jennings
Male Yellow Warbler.  Photo by Ollie Oliver

Male Downy Woodpecker.  Photo by Lillian Reis
Mt. Rainier at dawn above the fog.  Photo by Ollie Oliver

Bushtits, 2012-07-10.  Photo by Lillian Reis
Juvenile Great Blue Heron on the nest, 2012-07-10.  Photo by Lillian Reis

Male American Goldfinch, 2012-07-08.  Photo by Lillian Reis
Male American Goldfinch, 2012-07-08.  Photo by Lillian Reis

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