Ashbridges Bay birding.

Today was nicer than yesterday; 6 degrees Celsius and sunny. Went back down to Ashbridges Bay and saw the usuals. I also picked up a yearbird. Only 5 Iceland Gulls today, but the Snowy Owl was back in the spot that she was seen in yesterday. Overall good afternoon.


Here's what I saw:

2 Mute Swan
10 Greater Scaup
5 White-winged Scoter
2 Common Goldeneye
5 Red-breasted Merganser
5 Common Merganser
20 Redhead
10 Gadwall
50 Mallard
1 Wood Duck
20 Long-tailed Duck
10 Bufflehead
300 Ring-billed Gull
30 Herring Gull
1 Great Black-backed Gull
6 Iceland Gull
1 American Tree Sparrow
1 Northern Cardinal
1 Red-winged Blackbird

Here are some shots!

Bufflehead

FOY Red-winged Blackbird!

Redhead and Mallards

Greater Scaup

I refound the Snowy owl in about the same spot as yesterday.

The Mallards better watch their backs...

Long-tailed Ducks

White-winged Scoter

White-winged Scoter

Ring-billed Gull

Iceland Gull and Common Mergansers

Iceland among Ring-billed

Iceland Gull

Iceland Gull, Mallards, and a Wood Duck - you don't often see a Wood Duck and an Iceland Gull in the same shot!

Iceland Gull

American Black Duck

ABDU closeup

Comments appreciated!

Happy birding!

-Owen