Date: 2/21/26 2:37 pm From: Julia H via Tweeters <tweeters...> Subject: [Tweeters] Lower bird counts at Union Bay this past winter?
This is pure anecdata, but I feel like Union Bay Natural Area has been less "birdy" overall this past winter. Numbers have been down both in terms of species count + raw number of birds the past two months I've led my bird walk, compared to Januaries/Februaries of the prior years, and the usual giant-raft-of-coots-and-wigeons that habitually forms in Lake Washington has been much smaller as well.
Has anyone else noticed this / does anyone have any theories for why this might be?
