Other than the killer "Kamchatka" MEW GULL at Oyster River, which obviously would have made the day (week? month?) in itself, the afternoon was dominated by a few quality white birds.
This "Kumlien's" ICELAND GULL at Bradley Point showed well and was quite aggressive towards the nearby similarly-sized Herring Gulls.
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| first cycle "Kumlien's" Iceland Gull |
Julian Hough joined me later in the afternoon as we unsuccessfully tried to relocate the Kam Gull. We did, however, have a late SNOWY OWL appear out of nowhere on one of the rocky islets just offshore.
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| Snowy Owl |
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| This is what that same outcropping looked like a few hours earlier when it was accessible at low tide. At the time I took this photo I didn't think I would be seeing a Snowy Owl there later that evening, right about where that dog is standing... |
White bird #3 was an adult FORSTER'S TERN that made a few foraging passes as the tide finally pushed us off the sandbar at Bradley Point.
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| heavily cropped photo of the Forster's Tern |
This summer-like evening called for celebratory fish tacos and beer at Dive Bar. Great day!
- NB
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