[birdky] Re: RPT: Louisville gull roost

From: Rand Falls <rfalls311@xxxxxxxxx>
To: KY Listserv <birdky@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Sun, 1 Feb 2015 19:55:10 -0500
Returned briefly to waterfront in downtown Louisville this evening.
Conditions weren't great; rain made it pretty hard to see. Quite a few
ducks though, probably over 300.  Seemed like mostly scaup and bufflehead
with a few canvasback and goldeneye but most were on the opposite side of
railroad bridge and too far to ID.

Fewer numbers of gulls compared to last several days and I didn't see any
of the recent rarities, but I gave up pretty early.  Also, the gulls seemed
to be hanging out further downstream, close to railroad bridge.  I did see
two common mergansers (finally!) and fairly certain there were two
white-winged scoters on the south side of Shippingport island.

Rand Falls
Louisville, KY
On Jan 31, 2015 9:25 PM, <brainard@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Another group of birders descended upon the waterfront again this evening;
> with calmer weather and gray skies, we had much more even light and overall
> better conditions for viewing. The cloudy sky also allowed for good viewing
> from Ashland Park on the Indiana side; like every other night this week,
> another evening resulted in different birds ...
>
> Highlights:
>
> Ring-billed Gull ... maybe 1000?
>
> Herring Gull ... 50 to maybe 75?
>
> Lesser Black-backed Gull ... FOUR! tonight; 2 ads. and 2 second-years
>
> Great Black-backed Gull ... TWO first-year birds (photos of both in the
> same frame
>    with a Glaucous by Brian Johnson from Ashland Park on the IN side).
>
> Glaucous Gull -- probably the same two continuing first-year birds (perched
>    together on drift wood closer to IN side for a long time; photos by
> Brian
>    and Jamie Baker)
>
> Common Merganser -- pair again came in to the roost, this time with a pair
> of
>    Red-breasteds.
>
> Both the Black and White-winged scoters were seen from the KY side this
> evening.
>
> bpb, Louisville
>
>
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[birdky] Re: RPT: Louisville gull roost

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