[va-bird] Tidewater area over the weekend

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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