[CT Birds] Great Black-backed Gull & Red-breasted Merganser Confrontation - also Yellow-bellied Sapsucker

[Richard L. Becker]

At Shippan Point in Stamford this morning, we watched a Great
Black-backed Gull attacking a male Red-breasted Merganser. It was a
little too far to see clearly, but at various times it looked as though
the gull was holding by a wing, a leg, and possibly its neck. The
merganser was struggling, flailing its wings and legs. After about
fifteen minutes, the merganser ceased its struggle as the gull turned
the merganser belly up.

Also, saw a Yellow-bellied Sapsucker at Cummings Beach Park in Stamford
this morning.

Joan and Richard Becker

                              Richard L. Becker
                      Fairfield County, Connecticut
          www.songstar.org      rlbecker at songstar.org