Snow Goose - immature with Canada Geese, Upinngil Farm, Gill, Franklin Co., MA. January 1st, 2016.
Just got back from Christmas in the UK and straight into some very nice Franklin County birds; both Greater and Lesser Scaups at Turner's Falls power canal on Dec 31st and Jan 1st, a fine male Barrow's Goldeneye at Turner's Falls power canal on Jan 1st, Cackling Goose at Turner's Falls power canal on Jan 1st and a Snow Goose heading north over Upinngil Farm on Jan 1st, and Lesser Back-backed (2) and Kumlien's Iceland Gulls (2) in the Turner's Falls area.
Lesser Scaup (left) and Greater Scaup (right) - Turner's Falls power canal, Franklin Co., MA. January 1st, 2016.
The Lesser Scaup is the continuing first-winter male present since Oct 26th but the Greater Scaup is new,
first noted on December 31st.
Kumlien's Iceland Gull (front and flight shot above) - second-cycle, Unity Park, Turner's Falls, Franklin Co., MA. December 31st, 2015. The first in this age class for this gull season
Kumlien's Iceland Gull (front left) - first-cycle, Turner's Falls power canal, Franklin Co., MA. January 1st, 2016.
The newly arrived third-cycle Lesser Black-backed Gull is in the center of this group,
along with a first-cycle Great Black-backed Gull to the right of shot, so four species of large gull
within this small group!
along with a first-cycle Great Black-backed Gull to the right of shot, so four species of large gull
within this small group!
Newly arrived bird seen close to the regular, continuing adult Lesser Black-backed Gull.
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