Cold Sunday finds at Stewart Park:Hooded MerganserCommon MerganserWood Duck
(single pair)imm. Bald Eagle on shore4 Great Blue Herons (in single cove behind
Visitor's Center)aythya rafts (l. and g. scaup, redheads)Herring, Ring-billed,
Greater Black-backed Gulls East Shore:Common
The viewing conditions were excellent this afternoon from East Shore Park and
Stewart Park. Although waterfowl diversity seemed lower today, it was a good
day for picking out non-waterfowl waterbirds. Highlights included two
RED-THROATED LOONS far to the northwest -- I wasn't sure if I was
The LAUGHING GULL was back on the Red Lighthouse Jetty (on the Stewart Park
side) when I left around 2pm. There was also a GREATER YELLOWLEGS
flying/calling around the Swan Pen.
From East Shore Park Paul Hurtado and I watched a medium-sized group of
BRANT and an even more distant flock of all
