Brant

All photos taken at Marymoor Park.  Uncredited photos by Michael Hobbs.  All rights reserved.

King County
Code 2

On 7 occasions, single Brant have been spotted amongst flocks of Cackling Geese:  2008-11-26, 2009-12-05, 2009-12-17, 2010-12-02 and seen again the next day, 2014-11-15, 2014-11-20.  I believe all of these sightings have been with large, pure flocks of minima Cacklers on mowed grass fields or inside baseball fields in the NE part of the park.

Brant are strongly associated with salt water (especially eel grass beds).  Marymoor is very atypical habitat for them.  They're fairly easy to find during the non-breeding season off shore from West Seattle and Vashon.

Marymoor
Code 5



With Cacklers on a ballfield, 2008-11-26

2008-11-26

Ollie Oliver's photo, 2008-11-26

Ollie Oliver's photo, 2008-11-26

2009-12-03

Photo by Ollie Oliver, 2009-12-03

Photo by Ollie Oliver, 2014-11-20

Photo by Ollie Oliver, 2014-11-20

Photo by Ollie Oliver, 2014-11-20

Photo by Ollie Oliver, 2014-11-20