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| Eurasian Wigeon |
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| Greater Black-Backed Gull |
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| American Wigeons |
After leaving Stratford, I headed to Southport Beach to find the
American Wigeons that have been reported being there by many CT
birders. I did see the American Wigeons which I photographed by did
not realized until Wednesday that an Eurasian Wigeon has also been seen
there. So, I went back and looked through the photos I took to see if I
accidentally did photograph an Eurasian Wigeon. I thought I did and to
verify it, I posted an email on the CTBird listserv with a link to the
pictures asking other birders if I did indeed photographed an Eurasian
Wigeon. I received a few confirming replies - now I need to check my
Life List to see if the Eurasian Wigeon is a 'lifer' for me. Besides the Wigeons, there were also Mallards and a Great Black-Backed Gull.
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| Mallards |
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| Mallards & Wigeons |
Finally, I went to Sherwood Island State Park and observed the birds in
the wetlands area where the observation platform is. There I saw some
more American Wigeons and a Great Blue Heron. While walking back to
my car, I saw a very red Purple Finch!
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| Great Blue Heron |
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| Great Blue Heron |
Data: Milford Audubon: 9:00-9:50am; 34F; cloudy; calm
Birdseye Road: 10:15-10:35am; 40F; cloudy; calm
Frash Pond: 10:45-10:50am; 41F; cloudy; calm
Sikorsky Airport: 11:15-11:22am;
Long Beach: 11:35-11:40am; pcloudy; calm
Jefferson Street: 11:45-11:50am
Southport Beach: 1:45-2:05pm; 47F; overcast; very windy
Sherwood Is. SP: 2:45-3:00pm; 47F; overcast; windy
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