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16 · Redmond

Marymoor Park

Riparian woods, meadow, slough

Behind the dog park and the cricket pitch there's a cottonwood bottomland along the Sammamish Slough that produces an outsized species list. The boardwalk to the lake is where most of it happens.

Effort Easy · 2.5 mi out and back Flat gravel and boardwalk; can be muddy after rain.
When to go Very early — this is a busy park. Dawn chorus in June is the reason to come.
Access $1 parking. Restrooms on site. Directions eBird hotspot

Birds by season

Curated highlights · the current season is marked

Spring

  • Yellow-breasted Chat (rare)
  • Bullock’s Oriole
  • Lazuli Bunting
  • Vaux’s Swift

Orioles and buntings in the cottonwood edge.

Summer

  • Willow Flycatcher
  • Cedar Waxwing
  • Green Heron
  • Purple Finch

Dawn chorus in the bottomland is the reason to come.

Fall

  • Lincoln’s Sparrow
  • Wilson’s Snipe
  • Red-tailed Hawk
  • Fox Sparrow

Sparrows and snipe in the wet meadow.

Winter

  • Northern Shrike
  • Western Meadowlark
  • Great Horned Owl
  • Ruby-crowned Kinglet

Meadowlark and shrike out in the open field.

Reported here in the last 30 days

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Live sighting data from eBird, Cornell Lab of Ornithology · Location research: Washington Trails Association, Eastside Audubon, Birds Connect Seattle, Washington Ornithological Society, Birdful · Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors