[wisb] BLACK-LEGGED KITTIWAKE photos
- From: Ryan Brady <ryanbrady10@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <wisbirdn@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 9 Dec 2010 13:35:35 -0700
After their initial discovery on Tuesday, Nick Anich and I relocated the two
first-cycle kittiwakes on late Wednesday afternoon but no sign of the adult.
They were very distant to the north of Memorial Park in Washburn. This morning
before work I relocated one of the first-cycle birds very close to the Washburn
coaldock/marina but it was present for just a short time. Visibility, however,
was extremely poor (heavy snow/fog) and I couldn't see much.
Despite extremely dismal lighting early this morning I finally managed some
documentation photos of a first-cycle bird.
http://www.pbase.com/rbrady/image/131002579
http://www.pbase.com/rbrady/image/131002574
http://www.pbase.com/rbrady/image/131002571
A full gallery of 14 pics is at:
http://www.pbase.com/rbrady/blki2010
In the full gallery, I included some very distant and poor images of the ADULT
bird from Tuesday:
http://www.pbase.com/rbrady/image/131002587
http://www.pbase.com/rbrady/image/131002585
Also of note this morning was a first-cycle GREAT BLACK-BACKED GULL, which
believe it or not is only our 4th ever on Chequamegon Bay!
Ryan Brady
Washburn, Bayfield County, WI
http://www.pbase.com/rbrady
> From: ryanbrady10@xxxxxxxxxxx
> To: wisbirdn@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [wisb] 3 BLACK-LEGGED KITTIWAKES!!!
> Date: Tue, 7 Dec 2010 15:34:13 -0700
>
> Tim Oksiuta, Nick Anich, and I saw 3 BLACK-LEGGED KITTIWAKES this afternoon
> off Bono Creek Boat Launch just south of Washburn in Bayfield County. One of
> these birds was an apparent adult (!) and the other two were
> first-cycle/juvenile birds, very likely including the individual from this
> morning. They hung out together but no other gulls were present and spent
> some time on the wing foraging and the rest on the water preening. At about
> 3:45pm they got up and took off toward Washburn (north) and couldn't be
> relocated.
>
> I think there's a decent chance the birds will stick around for at least
> another day or more. Check the Washburn lakefront, particularly Thompson's
> West End Park over to the coaldock/marina, and to the south Bono Creek Boat
> Launch (off Hwy 13) and any viewpoints you can find along Lakeshore Drive.
> Morning light can be tough (into the sun) but improves by afternoon.
>
> Of lesser note but still interesting was a first-cycle Glaucous Gull in the
> same area.
>
>
> Ryan Brady
> Washburn, Bayfield County, WI
> http://www.pbase.com/rbrady
>
>
>
>
> > From: ryanbrady10@xxxxxxxxxxx
> > To: wisbirdn@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > Subject: [wisb] BLACK-LEGGED KITTIWAKE - Bayfield County
> > Date: Tue, 7 Dec 2010 10:21:15 -0700
> >
> > This morning I found a first-cycle/immature BLACK-LEGGED KITTIWAKE on
> > Chequamegon Bay off the marina/coaldock in Washburn (Bayfield County). The
> > bird was foraging a few hundred yards offshore with a decent group of
> > Herring and Ring-billed Gulls. The lighting was poor and the bird almost
> > constantly on the wing so I chose to watch it closely instead of scrambling
> > for photos and potentially losing track of it. It was present for nearly an
> > hour or more but had moved well out over the open lake and was difficult to
> > see sufficiently for much of that time. My guess is the bird is still
> > present but may be hard to relocate. Washburn has a decent amount of open
> > water but the bay is mostly frozen on the Ashland side so it's unlikely to
> > turn up there. This is only our 4th Chequamegon Bay area record for this
> > species.
> >
> > Otherwise, lots of C. Goldeneyes and both Common and Red-breasted
> > Mergansers, but not too much else. About 50+ Herring and 35+ Ring-billed
> > Gulls -- the latter a pretty nice total for us in December.
> >
> >
> > Ryan Brady
> > Washburn, Bayfield County, WI
> > http://www.pbase.com/rbrady
> >
> >
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