Subject: [Tweeters] Fwd: eBird Report - Nisqually NWR, Feb 5, 2014
Date: Feb 6 07:47:21 2014
From: scrubjay323 at aol.com - scrubjay323 at aol.com




Tweets,

I'm forwarding Shep Thorp's ebird report sent to me. It includes links to the "mystery duck" photos from yesterday and the Iceland Gull we saw.

I like Shep's hybrid explanation. Strange looking duck.

Phil Kelley

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Subject: Fwd: eBird Report - Nisqually NWR, Feb 5, 2014


eBird report from today's walk. Note embedded photos. Have a great week.
Shep


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Subject: eBird Report - Nisqually NWR, Feb 5, 2014
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Nisqually NWR, Thurston, US-WA
Feb 5, 2014 7:49 AM - 2:49 PM
Protocol: Traveling
4.0 mile(s)
Comments: Wednesday walk. Sunny and cold with temperatures in the 20-30's degrees Fahrenheit. High 14'9' Tide at 9:26am. <br />Submitted from BirdLog NA for iOS, version 1.7.1
67 species (+8 other taxa)

Greater White-fronted Goose (Anser albifrons) 7
Brant (Black) (Branta bernicla nigricans/orientalis) 50
Cackling Goose (Branta hutchinsii) 300
Cackling Goose (minima) (Branta hutchinsii minima) 100
Cackling Goose (Taverner's) (Branta hutchinsii taverneri) 4
Canada Goose (moffitti/maxima) (Branta canadensis moffitti/maxima) 100
Canada Goose (parvipes) (Branta canadensis parvipes) 2
Gadwall (Anas strepera) 15
Eurasian Wigeon (Anas penelope) 5
American Wigeon (Anas americana) 500
Eurasian x American Wigeon (hybrid) (Anas penelope x americana) 1
Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos) 200
Northern Shoveler (Anas clypeata) 125
Northern Pintail (Anas acuta) 350
Green-winged Teal (American) (Anas crecca carolinensis) 500
Ring-necked Duck (Aythya collaris) 12
Surf Scoter (Melanitta perspicillata) 20
Bufflehead (Bucephala albeola) 80
Common Goldeneye (Bucephala clangula) 20
Bufflehead x Common Goldeneye (hybrid) (Bucephala albeola x clangula) 1 Seen at 750 feet in Shannon Slough from Observation Tower in 60 X Spotting Scope. White sided, white faced duck with iridescent black/green central crown stripe extending to mantle. Dives like a loon, in comparison to surrounding Bufflehead and Common Goldeneye.
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Hooded Merganser (Lophodytes cucullatus) 6
Common Merganser (Mergus merganser) 7
Red-breasted Merganser (Mergus serrator) 11
Pied-billed Grebe (Podilymbus podiceps) 1
Horned Grebe (Podiceps auritus) 2
Double-crested Cormorant (Phalacrocorax auritus) 10
American Bittern (Botaurus lentiginosus) 1
Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias) 40
Northern Harrier (Circus cyaneus) 5
Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) 10
Red-tailed Hawk (Western) (Buteo jamaicensis calurus) 4
Virginia Rail (Rallus limicola) 2
American Coot (Fulica americana) 10
Semipalmated Plover (Charadrius semipalmatus) 1 Previously reported rarity. Seen by Michael Schramm from the Nisqually Estuary Trail in the tidal estuary just west of Leschi Slough on the mudflat. Small peep sized plover with orange legs and single neck band.
Spotted Sandpiper (Actitis macularius) 2
Greater Yellowlegs (Tringa melanoleuca) 8
Dunlin (Calidris alpina) 1
Least Sandpiper (Calidris minutilla) 4
Mew Gull (Larus canus) 35 Mew Gull? Possible Mew Gull X Ring-billed Gull Hybrid?
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Ring-billed Gull (Larus delawarensis) 40
Western Gull (Larus occidentalis) 1
Thayer's Gull (Larus thayeri) 2
Iceland Gull (Larus glaucoides) 1 Seen at 400 feet in 60 X spotting scope on mud flats in tidal estuary west of Leschi Slough from the Nisqually Estuary Trail. Slightly larger then surrounding RBGU, yellow eye, yellow bill with red and black on gonys and small gonydeal angle. Light gray mantle similar to surrounding RBGU, with gray primaries the same color as mantle and white wing tips. Photos to be embedded.
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Glaucous-winged Gull (Larus glaucescens) 10
Western x Glaucous-winged Gull (hybrid) (Larus occidentalis x glaucescens) 10
gull sp. (Larinae sp.) 50
Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon) (Columba livia (Domestic type)) 12
Great Horned Owl (Bubo virginianus) 3
Anna's Hummingbird (Calypte anna) 1
Belted Kingfisher (Megaceryle alcyon) 3
Downy Woodpecker (Picoides pubescens) 3
Hairy Woodpecker (Picoides villosus) 1
Northern Flicker (intergrade) (Colaptes auratus luteus x cafer) 1
Merlin (Black) (Falco columbarius suckleyi) 1
Peregrine Falcon (North American) (Falco peregrinus anatum) 1
American/Northwestern Crow (Corvus brachyrhynchos/caurinus) 80
Tree Swallow (Tachycineta bicolor) 1
Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica) 1 Seen by Chris Warlow at Visitor Center pond, previously reported rarity.
Black-capped Chickadee (Poecile atricapillus) 15
Chestnut-backed Chickadee (Poecile rufescens) 3
Brown Creeper (Certhia americana) 4
Pacific Wren (Troglodytes pacificus) 1
Marsh Wren (Cistothorus palustris) 6
Bewick's Wren (Thryomanes bewickii) 1
Golden-crowned Kinglet (Regulus satrapa) 25
Ruby-crowned Kinglet (Regulus calendula) 10
American Robin (Turdus migratorius) 6
European Starling (Sturnus vulgaris) 30
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Audubon's) (Setophaga coronata auduboni) 3
Spotted Towhee (Pacific) (Pipilo maculatus [oregonus Group]) 6
Fox Sparrow (Sooty) (Passerella iliaca [unalaschcensis Group]) 6
Song Sparrow (Melospiza melodia) 25
Lincoln's Sparrow (Melospiza lincolnii) 1
Golden-crowned Sparrow (Zonotrichia atricapilla) 16
Red-winged Blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus) 5

View this checklist online at http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S16804706

This report was generated automatically by eBird v3 (http://ebird.org)