MA - Merlin, Kumlien's Gull

Had a fairly low key evening visiting to Turner's Falls with Matan. Bald Eagles were pushing the gulls around quite a bit and I ended up settling for Unity Park where a nice Merlin was teed up for a while on the Gill side of the river and a first-cycle Kumlien's Gull showed up quite late but with enough light to make it easily identifiable.

At home in Northfield, the Hermit Thrush continues, along with slightly better numbers of Pine Siskins (5) and American Tree Sparrows (10).

Merlin - Riverview Drive, Gill but seen from Unity Park, Turner's Falls, Franklin Co., MA. January 22nd, 2015.

Kumlien's Iceland Gull - first-cycle. Unity Park, Turner's Falls, Franklin Co., MA. January 22nd, 2015.