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| Laughing Gull Leucophaeus atricilla |
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| Ring-billed Gull Larus delawarensis |
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Caspian Tern Hydroprogne caspia |
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Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres
(a hilarious digi-scope attempt) |
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| Spotted Sandpiper Actitis macularius |
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| Spotted Sandpiper Actitis macularius |
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Great Egret Ardea alba |
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| Great Blue Heron Ardea herodias |
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| Common Merganser Mergus merganser |
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| American Wigeon Anas americana |
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| George directing traffic |
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| Mallard Anas platyrhynchos |
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| Mallard Anas platyrhynchos |
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| Yellow Warbler Setophaga petechia |
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| Cedar Waxwing Bombycilla cedrorum |
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| Eastern Kingbird Tyrannus tyrannus |
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| American Goldfinch Spinus tristis |
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| Eastern Forktail Ischnura verticalis |
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This damn thing couldn’t look more like a
Cooper’s Hawk from a distance if it tried… |
Parc des Rapides/Parc de l'Honorable-George-O'Reilly, August 8, 2024
George phoned yesterday and said “Laughing Gull at the rapids, can you be ready in ten minutes?” Twenty-five minutes later, as we pulled into the parking lot of Parc des Rapides, we saw the gull in question before the car stopped moving. Discovered that morning by Daniel Ouelette, the Laughing Gull (Canada first for me) was casually foraging in the grass next to a bike path, offering extremely close looks (“Peu farouche”).
Also notable:
-A Ruddy Turnstone (Turnstone is 'Tournepierre' in French), another personal Canada first
-Several Caspian Terns
-A Warbling Vireo
-Lots of scruffy young birds around (Cedar Waxwing, Yellow Warbler, Song Sparrow, Mallard)
-Ended up with a total of 38 species at several locations along the river
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