[birdky] Barren 28/30 October 2009
- From: David Roemer <dlroemer@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: bird ky <birdky@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 30 Oct 2009 15:39:18 -0700 (PDT)
I spent a couple of hours Wednesday evening at Bailey's Point watching the
gulls come in to roost in the middle of the lake and the California and Lesser
Black-backed were present along with Franklin's, Bonaparte's Ring-billed and
Herrings. A Dunlin made a few passes over the roost as did a Great Egret. The
gulls didn't like the egret and about half of them got up and escorted it out
of there.
It was a calm evening and most of the gulls were coming in high across Bailey's
Point in flocks from up the lake. When over the roost they would begin diving
and flipping and the wind popping in their wings as they flipped could be heard
across the lake. The roost numbered about 300 gulls. Other species of
interest observed were Blue-winged Teal (11), Ruddy Duck (6), Common Loon (2)
and Forster's Tern (2).
Present at the Dry Creek unit today was a flock of at least 20 Dunlin, 4 Least
Sandpipers and a Western Sandpiper. The same gulls and Forster's Terns were
observed at the state park beach.
Our hummer is still coming to feeders at the house.
David Roemer
Bowling Green
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