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Hi all! Today, at Ogier Ponds, the following birds were seen in
addition to the more common birds. 6 Hooded Mergansers 5 Common Mergansers 60 Greater Scaup 6 Common Goldeneye 8 Eared Grebes 7,500 California Gulls (best estimate), 80% adult 500 Herring Gulls (est.), 80% adult 10 Glaucous-winged Gulls, all immature 10 Thayer’s Gulls, all immature (could have been
mature, but harder for me to tell from a distance) 3 White-tailed Kites (one trying to steal the female in the
close-perching pair???) 20 Green-winged Teals 1 Canvasback (unusual in south county) 6 Tree Swallows The total count was 47 species. The sight of the second
perc. pond nearly half full of gulls was awe-inspiring! It’s the most
gulls I’ve ever seen in one place. Most were bathing and occasionally,
many of them would fly high circling in no particular direction. A few were
seen flying to the dump on the hill. The Tree Swallows were alternately flying
over the water, flying with a small model airplane and perching on their nest
tree. It was good to see them bickering for the best perch spots. Also,
today, at our home, there were 56 Jean Myers |
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