Greater-black Backed Gulls etc. St. Clair River

[Russell Emmons]

Yesterday the 25th we saw at least four adult GREATER BLACK-BACKED GULLS in amongst a group of about  50 gulls floating down the St. Clair River along the international line north of Marine City. Likely there were immature Black-Backeds in there also but the wind was brutal and the waves were choppy and ID of the other gulls was difficult.  It appeared most of the others were RING-BILLED & HERRING GULLS.  The adult Black-Backeds were easy to pick out tho from the bunch!  About 35 MALLARDS  and 4 COMMON GOLDENEYES were otherwise all we saw. A few days ago there were MUTE and TUNDRA SWANS present at the same place.
   Behind the St. Johns Marsh on Monday the 23rd we found a flock of about 50 RED-WINGED BLACKBIRDS, several EASTERN BLUEBIRDS, Several RED-TAILED HAWKS, and 2 COOPERS HAWKS and of course hundreds of Starlings.
    
    Here at our home feeders in Casco Twp. we've had RED-BREASTED NUTHATCHES, BROWN CREEPERS, FLICKER, SONG SPARROW almost daily among the usuals with sometime up to 30 DARK-EYED JUNCOS!
   Russ Emmons, St. Clair county 
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