Transcript of telephone call from Richard Stevens 8/31:
"Fog was thick over Barr Lake this morning. I first walked from the Visitor's Center foot bridge to the banding station and back, did not find Northern Waterthrush. I am glad I took 100 photos of it yesterday. Then I walked to mudflats south of the Niedrach boardwalk trail. Scoped through fog and only found 42 Baird's Sandpipers and many Killdeer, no White-rumped Sandpiper.
A lone Gull was interesting. Appeared to be Laughing Gull. Large bill, drooped at end. Size difficult when no other gulls around. Then four Franklin's Gulls flew in for comparison. They were smaller than Laughing Gull by quite a bit. No white on wing tips of Laughing Gull when it flew to island to northwest.
Returned to Visitor's Center foot bridge to banding station, again no Northern Waterthrush.
Went to Wendy's for breakfast and then returned to Barr Lake. Last walk from Visitor's Center foot bridge to banding station, again no Northern Waterthrush. Walked to Niedrach mudflats, again only sandpipers were the Baird's."
Almost no birds flying around riparian area in fog. A couple of Western Wood-pewees, one MacGillivray's Warbler in canal and two Song Sparrows.
"Fog was thick over Barr Lake this morning. I first walked from the Visitor's Center foot bridge to the banding station and back, did not find Northern Waterthrush. I am glad I took 100 photos of it yesterday. Then I walked to mudflats south of the Niedrach boardwalk trail. Scoped through fog and only found 42 Baird's Sandpipers and many Killdeer, no White-rumped Sandpiper.
A lone Gull was interesting. Appeared to be Laughing Gull. Large bill, drooped at end. Size difficult when no other gulls around. Then four Franklin's Gulls flew in for comparison. They were smaller than Laughing Gull by quite a bit. No white on wing tips of Laughing Gull when it flew to island to northwest.
Returned to Visitor's Center foot bridge to banding station, again no Northern Waterthrush.
Went to Wendy's for breakfast and then returned to Barr Lake. Last walk from Visitor's Center foot bridge to banding station, again no Northern Waterthrush. Walked to Niedrach mudflats, again only sandpipers were the Baird's."
Almost no birds flying around riparian area in fog. A couple of Western Wood-pewees, one MacGillivray's Warbler in canal and two Song Sparrows.
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