Hello all
This afternoon after work I went over to Stuarts Draft next to Hollister's to
see if the Gulls were still around . For the past few rainy days the only Gulls
that were there were the Bonaparte's & Ring -- billed . Well today was a four
species day . Grant on your two Gulls with the black heads , did they have a
darker gray or a light gray back ? Now the Gulls.
Laughing Gull -- 1
Bonaparte's Gull -- 27
Ring -- billed Gull -- 29
Herring Gull -- 8
After that I went over to Bells Lane to see if the Canvasback's were still
around but they were gone -- but a couple of new birds were there this
afternoon . I returned with my nephew Daniel so he could see the different
types of waterfowl that were there . While viewing the pond behind the barn a
Caspian Tern flew in & another Osprey joined up with the one that has been
hanging around this week . By the way Daniel got 10 life birds .
Gadwall -- 1 this bird looks injured
Blue -- winged Teal -- 5
Lesser Scaup -- 19
Long -- tailed Duck -- 1 first small pond from top of hill near Rt. 275
Bufflehead -- 6
Red -- breasted Merganser -- 5
Ruddy Duck -- 46
Osprey -- 2
COMMON MOORHEN -- 1 pond behind barn -- look to the weedy side of pond near
the edges
Am. Coot -- 1
Caspian Tern -- 1
Forster's Tern -- 2
Only if I had the time this afternoon to finish my pond checks . No telling
what is out there & tomorrow is another day .
Allen Larner
Staunton
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