October 5, 2019
We met at Pizza Pizza at Lincoln Fields. There were about 16 birders whose experience
ranged from beginner to expert. Bernie started out by explaining the 3 age variations in
Ring-billed Gulls.
We moved to Mud Lake and checked various areas. We saw 3 kinds of ducks – Mallard, American
Wigeon and Wood Duck. And a Great Blue Heron did a fly past. An Eastern Phoebe
perched briefly. A young lad hand-fed a White-breasted
Nuthatch and a Black-capped Chickadee with seeds from Barbara.
Our next stop was Shirley’s Bay boat launch. Nothing was close, but a distant Red-breasted
Merganser and Common Loon were scoped.
Our last stop was the west end of Andrew Haydon Park. Here, there were several Green-winged Teals,
some Lesser Yellowlegs and Killdeers.
Sharp-eyed Erik also spotted a Pectoral Sandpiper lurking in the distant
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