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Inspired by Berice Moores, I took a swing around PP Park this aft. No longspur
found, but there were eight Pine Grosbeaks feeding on the exposed
foreshore. I've seen more of these foraging for seeds of late - no
berries left after the
Bohemian hordes?
There were also about 45 Iceland ("Kumlien's") Gulls at the NW Arm sewaer
outflow, along with 20-odd Herring Gulls and 120(!) Am. Black Ducks, plus the
usual nearby flock of scaup, about 70, just a few Lessers as far as I could
make out. The "Kumlien's" were a nice study, with some appraching Thayer's in
wingtip pattern.
Nearer the Bonaventure Memorial there was a single Purple Sandpiper on an
exposed rock. A couple of the young male Com. Eiders feeding there close
inshore had pretty thin frontal lobes, like the northern subsp. _borealis_.
Cheers, Ian McLaren
Quoting Bernice Moores
>
> Just before 11:30 this morning Ruth Miller and I observed a Lapland
> Longspur feeding on the exposed grassy areas on both sides of the
> road between Black Rock Beach and the Bonaventure Memorial. The bird
> matches the 1st winter female on page 505 in Sibley.
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