WPBO Highlights & Update

[Tom Auer]

Birders,

Migration has been on and off for the last week, but the past couple of days
have been great. Yesterday, warm winds apparently brought an intermediate
juvenile POMARINE JAEGER close over the point just minutes after the
Waterfowl Count ended. It reappeared briefly today. A PHALAROPE species was
seen at the end of the count today, flying up the shore, but was not
relocated for full identification. Today also saw the highest count of
RED-THROATED LOON that the count has seen so far. Scoters, Diving Ducks and
Grebes are moving strong. BLACK-BACKED WOODPECKER was quite visible amongst
large flocks (that's right, flocks) of Downy and Hairy Woodpeckers abundant
on the property today. Yesterday, a YELLOW-BILLED CUCKOO moonlighted near
Memory Lane for the afternoon. A very pale first winter THAYER'S GULL was
seen on the breakwall last thursday (photos at wpbo.blogspot.com).

Tom Auer
Fall WPBO Waterbird Counter
wpbo.blogspot.com
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