I watched a bit from my condo in the morning. Moving on...
I decided to "zip down" to the river before going to work. Totally "on the way" - right? I've realized it takes just over 30 minutes to get to Adam Beck. Freakin sweet. My stops as I visited them:
Adam Beck - few large gulls (as expected on a weekday). 1 Little Gull (adult) was cool for the power plants... 5 Great Black-backed Gulls was high for the location in recent years. They're increasing again.
Whirlpool - not much of note...
Above the falls - 100+ Northern Rough-winged Swallows, many ducks (lots of Wigeon right now), 1 Juvenile Lesser Black-backed Gull. Also this strange duck:
Weird pale Mallard X Black ??
Below the falls - I love checking below the falls... There's always somethin goofy going on down there, and it just stinks of mega-rare... Today had 2 Little Gulls (1 ad, 1 juv), 2 Peregrine Falcons, 1 Long-tailed Duck, 2 Ruddy Ducks and 1 American Coot (as the oddities) - among the regular ducks/gulls. What an odd mix - always like that... You never know what you're gonna get.
"record photo taking practice" with the ad. Little Gull
Back above the falls - new additions since I was there 45 minutes ago were 2 adult Lesser Black-backed Gulls and a 3rd winter Herring X Great Black-backed Gull hybrid... I find hybrids like they're lunch.
Centre-left.. Note the appearance of a Great Black-backed Gull with a mantle shade too pale.
Adam Beck - (did another stop on the way back) - highlights/new bird was this young FRANKLIN'S GULL - found days earlier by Betsy Potter (I believe) at the Whirlpool - it seems to float around this section of the river. It gave some very good looks right below the main viewing area.
This post NEEDS MORE FLAIR!!
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