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Wednesday, October 18, 2023

A surprise sighting

 Eagle activity has come to a bit of a lull the last couple of days, but we have been finding a few birds, including a real surprise!


Short-bill Gulls are starting to show up.  These small gulls dive for the salmon eggs, rather than being interested in the salmon themselves.


We also have one or two Ring-bill Gulls, identified by the yellow legs, eyes and ring around the bill.


there has been one lone Greater Yellow-legs Sandpiper hanging around too.

But the real surprise....


was spotting this White-throated Sparrow yesterday!  Although related to both the common White-crowned Sparrow and the Gold-crowned Sparrow, the White-throated is more common east of the Rockies.

We still have quite a few...


American Robins in the area.  This one was posed nicely in some fall foliage.


So let's end with a rainbow, seen the other afternoon.  We will see if the water levels are any higher after the current rainstorm is finished.





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