[wisb] Re: Today's morning migrants & photos. Unidentified gull photos too! (Ashland, WI)
- From: Ryan Brady <ryanbrady10@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <birdfedr@xxxxxxxxx>, <wisbirdn@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sat, 30 Apr 2011 18:25:08 -0600
Erik, this Kumlien's/Iceland Gull (same species) is an exceptional record for
Ashland. Unlike Duluth-Superior area and bigger waters elsewhere along the
Lake Superior shore, lower Chequamegon Bay and the Ashland lakefront are very
poor for the larger gulls such as Glaucous, Iceland, Thayer's, and
Black-backeds. In fact, your Kumlien's/Iceland is the first recorded here in
at least several decades, despite good birder coverage during that time. Let's
hope it sticks, it would make a nice Ashland County bird for some of us!
On the other hand, the lower bay near Ashland is excellent for the small gulls
such as Bonaparte's, Franklin's, Little, Black-legged Kittiwake, and
Wisconsin's only Ross's.
Ryan Brady
Washburn, Bayfield County, WI
http://www.pbase.com/rbrady
> Date: Sat, 30 Apr 2011 16:47:41 -0500
> Subject: [wisb] Today's morning migrants & photos. Unidentified gull photos
> too! (Ashland, WI)
> From: birdfedr@xxxxxxxxx
> To: wisbirdn@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>
> I birdwatched throughout the shoreline of Ashland today, first visiting Long
> Bridge on the western outskirts of town, then hanging out at Maslowski
> Beach, ending at Prentice Park. I got to see a courtship display between
> several Blue-winged Teals and several Northern Shovelers, which I have never
> seen before. Both species bob their heads up and down, and it was especially
> fun to see the large-billed shovelers show this behavior! I'm really
> excited to be back up in the beautiful habitat of Ashland.
> Here is my total list from this morning, bold ones are new for me this year:
> Gadwall
> American Wigeon
> Northern Shoveler (most common duck this morning, at least 40)
> Blue-winged Teal
> Green-winged Teal
> Redhead
> Ring-necked Duck
> Lesser Scaup
> Bufflehead
> Red-breasted Merganser
> Sharp-shinned Hawks - 2
> Bald Eagle - 1
> Broad-winged Hawk - 6
> Turkey Vulture - 1
> Killdeer
> GREATER YELLOWLEGS - 6
> LESSER YELLOWLEGS - 1
> Ring-billed Gull
> Iceland or Kumlien's Gull (pictures below)...
> FORSTER'S TERN ~5
> Mourning Dove
> Northern Flicker
> Eastern Phoebe
> American Crow
> Tree Swallow
> BARN SWALLOW
> White-breasted Nuthatch
> American Robin
> Song Sparrow
> Swamp Sparrow
> White-throated Sparrow
> Rusty Blackbird or Brewer's Blackbird (small flock moving through)
> Common Grackle
> Red-winged Blackbird
>
> Song Sparrow:
> http://www.pbase.com/birdfedr/image/134328441
>
> Adult Broad-winged Hawk migrating overhead:
> http://www.pbase.com/birdfedr/image/134328434
>
> Mixed flock of Grackle(s) and Rusty/Brewer's Blackbirds:
> http://www.pbase.com/birdfedr/image/134328435
>
> Lesser Scaup:
> http://www.pbase.com/birdfedr/image/134328436
>
> Ring-billed Gulls:
> http://www.pbase.com/birdfedr/image/134328437
> http://www.pbase.com/birdfedr/image/134328438
>
> Forster's Tern:
> http://www.pbase.com/birdfedr/image/134329052
>
> Confusing gull from this morning. The overall paleness led to to Iceland or
> "Kumlien's." This gull has the cleanly-barred tertials of an Iceland Gull,
> but other than that and the overall paleness, I'm stumped by the ID of this
> bird. I am new to springtime arctic gull ID. Any comments/feedback are
> appreciated :-)
> http://www.pbase.com/birdfedr/image/134328442
> http://www.pbase.com/birdfedr/image/134328443
> http://www.pbase.com/birdfedr/image/134328445
> http://www.pbase.com/birdfedr/image/134328446
> http://www.pbase.com/birdfedr/image/134328447
> http://www.pbase.com/birdfedr/image/134328449
> http://www.pbase.com/birdfedr/image/134328450
>
>
> Good birdwatching,
> Erik Bruhnke
> Ashland, WI
>
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