Hi All,
Nice birds this afternoon at the McMillan Reservoir in northwest DC. Highlights included 2 LESSER BLACK-BAKED GULLS, 3 RING-NECKED DUCKS and� a flock of 9 RUDDY DUCKS and a mystery gull.
Here's the eBird list:
McMillan Reservoir, District of Columbia, US-DC
Oct 9, 2012 4:00 PM - 4:30 PM
Protocol: Traveling
0.33 mile(s)
Comments:� � walking
20 species (+1 other taxa)
Canada Goose� 2
Mallard� 8
Ring-necked Duck� 3� � At north end of reservoir
Ruddy Duck� 9� �Tight flock in middle of southern portion of reservoir
Pied-billed Grebe� 3
Double-crested Cormorant� 2
Great Blue Heron� 1
Cooper's Hawk� 1� � Perched in snag on eastern side of reservoir
Laughing Gull� 40
Ring-billed Gull� 80� � 20+ also circling high above the reservoir (probably preparing to drop in for the evening.
Herring Gull (American)� 25
Lesser Black-backed Gull� 2� � adults
Great
Black-backed Gull� 2� �Adult and immature bird - 3rd cycle "retarded" individual per Steve Howell: "Gulls of America" book - figure: 29.16�
Basically still had brownish wings vs. 2nd cycle.
gull sp.� 1� � Herring-sized gull with gray wings, but yellowish legs vs. normal
flesh-colored legs.� couldn't make out beak.� bird resting on floating
buoy line on eastern size of reservoir.
Mourning Dove� 1
Blue Jay� 4
Northern Mockingbird� 1
European Starling� 20
Common Yellowthroat� 2
Song Sparrow� 1
House Sparrow� 15
This report was generated automatically by eBird v3 (http://ebird.org)
Good Birding!
Jason Berry
Washington, DC
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