Rain, drizzle, and later snow flurries all day long. Tough conditions to be out but definitely producing some interesting birds in
Gill. Two
Brants in the 'goose field' at Upinngil Farm were a pleasing find amongst 140
Canada Geese in the morning, and a quick of Barton Cove produced five
American Coots, 5
Ring-necked Ducks and 2
Ruddy Ducks all off the public boat ramp. A late morning check back at Upinngil Farm found the Brants still present along with an increase to 400 Canada Geese, that's until a
Bald Eagle flushed the lot with less than half the flock returning to the field. But, whilst waiting for more geese to arrive, a
Snow Bunting flew over the field giving its delightful ringing calls - another nice arrival and my first of the fall. At home a bedraggled
Northern Harrier flew low over the tree tops heading towards Gill center, and up to three
Yellow-rumped Warblers remained in the yard.
Also of note, a flock of about 100
Dark-eyed Juncos on Barney Hale Road - my first large flock of the fall.
Here's a few images from the day;
American Coot - Barton Cove, Gill, Franklin Co., MA. October 27th, 2011.
Ruddy Duck - Barton Cove, Gill, Franklin Co., MA. October 27th, 2011.
Ring-necked Ducks - Barton Cove, Gill, Franklin Co., MA. October 27th, 2011.
Brant (B.b. hrota) - Gill, Franklin Co., MA. October 27th, 2011.
As for the Pink-footed Goose, well it sounds like it eluded most of the birders that tried for it today, but I did hear of positive reports from the power canal in the very early morning and again late in the evening.
JPS.
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