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Longridge
Point Other Birds
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American White Pelicans in supplemental plumage showing a
black cap and hind neck on 16 July 2010. An increasing population breeds on James
Bay. |
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High count was 126 on 1 August 2010. Photo Mark
Peck. |
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Molting Western Meadowlark on 8 August. The James Bay coast is a
vagrant trap. |
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Identified as Western
Meadowlark by yellow on throat reaching malar (cheek) area, paler
coloration, sides more spotted than streaked. |
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Juvenile Gray Jay, a regular visitor to
camp. This all dark plumage is retained for two to three months and
often confuses people who are not aware of it. |
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Juvenile Peregrine Falcon on 15 August 2010. Photo Mark Peck. |
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Molting adult Little Gull. Photo Doug
McRae |
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Juvenile Little Gull on 3 August. On 2
August, at this same location, Don Sutherland and I watched a
juvenile Little Gull begging from a adult, suggesting it hatched
nearby in the Hudson Bay Lowlands. |
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Juvenile Little Gull on rock and
juvenile Bonaparte's Gull. Both species breed in the Hudson Bay
Lowlands. 3 August 2010. In James Bay, juvenile Little Gulls have
been confused with juvenile Black-legged Kittiwakes because both
show a collar and a dark M shape on the upperparts in flight.
Kittiwakes are very rare in Hudson and James Bays. |
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