I spent a couple of hours at the compost off Stevenson Road this morning (21 February 2012). Although gull activity was high (more birds than I've seen here in a while, and many actively eating at a fresh pile in the middle), the only bird of interest I was able to find was a beautiful adult ICELAND GULL, probably the same one I saw here a couple weeks ago and later at Stewart Park, with very white wingtips in flight and only a bit of medium gray edging at rest. I will post pictures on my Picasa site in a day or two.
The starling flock in the pheasant pens was chock full of BROWN-HEADED COWBIRDS, probably over 200 in all, and at least 15 RED-WINGED BLACKBIRDS. As always, this flock should be checked carefully for a possible vagrant Brewer's Blackbird, as this seems like a great place for one to turn up. Good birding, -Jay -- Jay McGowan Macaulay Library Cornell Lab of Ornithology [email protected] -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
