Pax Visitor Center Gulls, January 12
Thomas Stock (TSTOCK@FMSHRC.GOV)
Tue, 12 Jan 1999 15:02:10 -0500
A fair number of gulls were at the Visitor Center this morning when it
opened at 10 am, but most had flushed by about 10:45 or so. I saw
one Lesser Black-backed; another birder found an Iceland - no
Glaucous. A Red-shouldered Hawk was on the ice just in front of the
observation area feeding on what appeared to be the remains of a
young Herring Gull. Lots of Rusty Blackbirds and a few snipe present;
another birder reported hearing pipits. Lighting was not good because
the clouds were too thin. What I wouldn't have given for a little rain!
Tom Stock
Silver Spring