Post by Gord on Jan 28, 2006 21:07:25 GMT -8
Not really 'birding' but rather drive by and stop and look between destinations.
Bumped into Thor on Sumas Central on my way to family business this morning . Brutal weather! Windy and some rain. Thor had the slaty-backed gull on Adams Rd, as he mentioned, that morning but it pulled its dissappearing act and vanished for the rest of the morning.
When en-route to more destinations, I sidetracked briefly to Sumas Central at about 2:30 and there it was right at the road. Phone calls made to people still looking for it. On my way back, stopped to see if Jason had any luck, and he had but it had flown across the road and was far far out. I think Brent was by between me and Jason and saw it as well.
On Adams and Hopedale, I stopped to check the swans that Ive been seeing there for several weeks. Out of 20 birds, 9 were tundra swans and 11 trumpeter. There appeared to be two families of tundra, one with two young, and the other with three. Very nice to see! One of the young birds looked like it was moulting to white, and the soon to be yellow spot on its bill was visible but as more of a dull pink as best I could tell in the poor light. Three of the other young tundra swans also had the forming spot, but didnt seem to have as much white coming in yet. Two of the adult tundra swans had a good sized yellow spot while the other two either had it too small for my binoculars to see, or did not have it at all (as some do). Their short necks, smaller size, and head shape and the fact they were interacting and looked the same as their family unit made it good practice on viewing these two species' differences.
Good to hear the slaty-backed gull cooperated for a few people today!
Bumped into Thor on Sumas Central on my way to family business this morning . Brutal weather! Windy and some rain. Thor had the slaty-backed gull on Adams Rd, as he mentioned, that morning but it pulled its dissappearing act and vanished for the rest of the morning.
When en-route to more destinations, I sidetracked briefly to Sumas Central at about 2:30 and there it was right at the road. Phone calls made to people still looking for it. On my way back, stopped to see if Jason had any luck, and he had but it had flown across the road and was far far out. I think Brent was by between me and Jason and saw it as well.
On Adams and Hopedale, I stopped to check the swans that Ive been seeing there for several weeks. Out of 20 birds, 9 were tundra swans and 11 trumpeter. There appeared to be two families of tundra, one with two young, and the other with three. Very nice to see! One of the young birds looked like it was moulting to white, and the soon to be yellow spot on its bill was visible but as more of a dull pink as best I could tell in the poor light. Three of the other young tundra swans also had the forming spot, but didnt seem to have as much white coming in yet. Two of the adult tundra swans had a good sized yellow spot while the other two either had it too small for my binoculars to see, or did not have it at all (as some do). Their short necks, smaller size, and head shape and the fact they were interacting and looked the same as their family unit made it good practice on viewing these two species' differences.
Good to hear the slaty-backed gull cooperated for a few people today!
