Saturday, February 9, 2013

MA - Barton Cove Gulls - 02/09/13

Finally back home after back to back tours out in the south-west. A huge winter storm brought 15 inches of fresh snow combined with a stiff north-eastern wind that never eased all day. Barton Cove was 90% frozen this afternoon but the few pockets of open water held c300 Canada Geese, 27 Mute Swans and a drake Ring-necked Duck. About 200 gulls hunkered down on the ice and amongst them, 1 Kumlien's Iceland Gull and 1 Lesser Black-backed Gull.

A Winter Wren in our yard in Gill was also a nice surprise this morning.

Lesser Black-backed Gull - adult (center), Barton Cove, Franklin Co., MA. February 9th, 2013.


Kumlien's Iceland Gull - first-cycle (left), Barton Cove, Franklin Co., MA. February 9th, 2013.

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