Wednesday, November 28, 2012

11/27/12

Mostly cloudy skies and winds that started E at a code 2, then shifted to SW at 3 where they stayed for the rest of the count.

Only 24 count hours left in the season!

8 CANG
3 GADW
57 MALL
342 REDH
139 Scaup
25 WWSC
3 BUFF
12 COGO
4 COME
599 RBME (still haven't had a big flight yet this fall...)
1 RUDU
8 RTLO
4 COLO
3 HOGR
1 RNGR (flyby)
33 BOGU
1 BLKI (spent a few minutes offshore feeding on a dead fish) 


 quiz: what age is this Pacific Red-throated Loon?

A flower fearlessly attempts to bloom in November.....

flowers are dumb.
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  1. UnknownNovember 28, 2012 at 3:45 PM

    I was recently told that RTLOs molt further north in the east than in the west and is the reason I have rarely seen birds retaining alternate body feathers in the Great Lakes. RTLOs out here at first threw me for a loop, because I am not used to seeing alternate plumaged birds off the breading grounds.

    With that said, this must be an adult bird. But perhaps you know something I do not...

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