[Birdtalk] Farmington Bay and AI Causeway

[Deedee &/or Dick O'Brien]

Two Rough-legged Hawks were hanging out around Goose Egg Island this morning. One adult Bald Eagle was in the eagle tree accompanied by two ravens. Only saw 3 instead of the usual 6 Red-tails along Glover Ln. 

Missed most of the highlights reported yesterday along the causeway but did see 4 Tundra Swan (one has fairly bright orange bill with black trip [but no black knob at base] so assume it's just a brightly colored juvenile). They were in with the masses of ducks justs before mile marker 4. Avocets were a surprise. I at first saw just one near the shore, but looked further out to the north to see several hundred more (est. 400). Bonaparte's Gulls were busy feeding in the water by the bridge near the island. They were on the north side gobbling brine shrimp (?) and seemed to be riding the flow of water that pushed them east then, one by one, each would fly back to the beginning of the line where the water was coming out from under causeway. Fun to watch. Lots of grebes, but no scotors or Long-tailed Ducks could I find.
Deedee
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