Va Birders
An immature KING EIDER was found by Brian Patteson and Butch Pearceand at
the Kiptopeke St. Park harbor this afternoon. MIke Iwanik, Vicky and I got
a decent look at it a little later.
We also refound a BLACK-HEADED GULL, first found by another birder whose
name I just cannot recall, at Lynnhaven late in the afternoon. We could
readily see the head markings and red bill of a non-breeding adult. When a
Ring-billed walked behind it on the mud flats it was striking how much
smaller our bird was. I tried as many digiscope shots as I could but with
my eyes tearing in the cold wind I'm not hopeful.
A birder on the CBBT reported three female COMMON EIDERS near the jetty on
island 4 but we coudn't refind them. Brian had five likely Eiders flying
west past island 4. Maybe Eider season is heating up.
Brian led a great pelagic on Saturday. I think I enjoyed the ICELAND GULL
and BLACK-LEGGED KITTIWAKES as much as the Alcids. At least I could see
the damned things. Those Dovekie move right along, don't they?
Good birding,
John Fox
Arlington
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