Sadly i was not able to observe either Avocets or little gulls at Port Burwell
today. 100s of Bonaparte's remain....and were studied closely while on the
beach by a few scopes.
The "dog-free" municipal beach was cleared repeatedly by off-leash dogs. When
not harassed by dogs, the gulls were put up by one of the
hundreds of turkey vultures flying overhead and on the beach. It was quite a
sight to see 50+ on the beach by a deceased
raccoon. A young bald eagle also cleared the beach nicely flying only
20ft up.....providing stunning views.
Juvenile Black-bellied Plover remains, and was very accomodating. It was
briefly joined by 5 killdeer, but remained mostly by itself. There was a good
number of warblers flitting about along the boardwalk. Amongst them was a
stunning breeding plumaged black-throated blue, and black-throated green. Many
more traditional fall plumages also seen, along with nashville, palm,
yellow-rumped....and undoubtedly many more in the brush for those patient
enough to seek them out.
Eastern Comma and Red Admiral butterflies were noted, along with Northern
Harrier, Ring-necked ducks, green-winged teal, american kestrel, and a single
winter-plumaged Dunlin.
Happy Birding.
Peeter
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