Hi Tweeters,
The Black-headed Gull was again present on the Everett STP. Birders
present were Jack Stephens, Steve Mlodinow, Toby Andrews and myself.
The bird was first seen at the South end at around 8:45 am with
approximately a half dozen Boneparte Gulls. It is a distinctive looking
bird with a near complete dark brown hood. While we were there many
more Bonepartes arrived as well as two immature Franklin Gulls. The BH
Gull moved around quite a bit flying to the North end of the ponds and
then South again and over the South road.
Also seen in the area which includes a short trip to Spencer Island
were:
Horned Grebe
Eared Grebe
Western Grebe (on the ponds)
GBH
Canada Goose
Green-winged Teal
Mallard
Northern Pintail
Nothern Shoveler (large groups of these on the ponds)
Gadwall
American Wigeon
Lesser Scaup
Ruddy Duck
Northern Harrier 1 immature
Red-tailed Hawk 2
American Kestrel 1 over the ponds
Merlin 1
Peregrine 1 immature
American Coot
Spotted Sandpiper
Long-billed Dowitcher
Common Snipe
Franklin's gull 2
Black-headed Gull
Boneparte's Gull
Mew Gull
Glaucous-winged Gull
Belted Kingfisher
Downy Woodpecker
Barn Swallow
American Crow
Black-capped Chickadee
Bushtit
Marsh Wren
American Robin
American Pipit apprx. a dozen
Cedar Waxwing
European Starling large flocks
Yellow-rumped Warbler many
Common Yellowthroat
Spotted Towhee
Savannah Sparrow
Fox Sparrow
Song Sparrow
Dark-eyed Junco
Red-winged Blackbird
Purple finch
American Goldfinch

A good day for one that ended in the rain and a bit earlier than I would
have liked.

Yvonne Bombardier
Everett, Wa
ravenn at premier1.net