[CT Birds] Bridgeport

[Dennis Varza]

Hi Folks

Here is what;s happening in Bidgeport (today).

More interesting stuff going on. Just outside the mouth of Ash Creek  
there was a cluster of Brant, Scaup and Bufflehead feeding on the  
surface. (not diving) The Bonaparte’s Gulls were feeding on the edge  
of the group. The kicker is that a group of 230 Ring-billed Gulls  
roosting on the shore within sight of the feeding birds and did nothing!

Ducks Ducks and more Ducks. Things were really hopping off Black Rock  
Harbor. Several large rafts of Scaup. A boat coming out of Ash Creek  
scared everything up with Brant and Scaup flying everywhere making it  
impossible to get a good count. The unknown shorebirds were feeding  
on rocks at the base of the furthest harbor marker, one nearly looked  
into the sun. Again no loons seen.

The Lesser Scaup and the Canvasback were in the lower harbor (seen  
from Beacon St.)

The Killdeer were in a cluster roosting on one of the lawns. The  
Yellowlegs was was in the pond.


Dennis Varza
Fairfield

Bridgeport, Ash Creek, Black Rock Harbor // Seaside Pk. Low Tide  
rising 11:00 to 1:00

Brant         	1100	50
Canada Goose	85	20
Mue Swan     	4	2
American Black Duck	118	42
Mallard           	116	4
American Wigeon	84	8
Canvasback   	8	-
Greater Scaup	1500	-
Lesser Scaup	50	-
Long-tailed Duck	12	-
Bufflehead     	35	-
Common Goldeneye	-	2
Hooded Merganser	-	2
Red-breasted Merganser	34	34
Horned Grebe	4	8
Great Cormornat	-	2
Killdeer          	-	10
Greater Yellowlegs	-	1
Unknown Shorebirds	-	40
Bonaparte’s Gull    	11	-
Ring-billed Gull	265/9	680/14
Herring Gull   	208/11	162/4
Great Black-backed Gull	-	2