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Location Waukegan Beach
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Owner Eric Walters

Effort

Protocol:  Traveling
  • Observers:  1
  • Distance:  0.6 mi

Checklist Comments

The Great Black-backed Gull and Snow Bunting were rare and uncommon visitors here in winter.

23°, real feel 12°, winds SW8 mph, mostly cloudy.

Submitted from eBird for Android, version 2.15.4

Totals

8
Species Observed
155 individuals

Observations

  1. Canada Goose

    Number observed:  30

  2. Mallard

    Number observed:  14

  3. Red-breasted Merganser

    Number observed:  17

  4. Ring-billed Gull

    Number observed:  6

  5. American Herring Gull

    Number observed:  85

  6. Great Black-backed Gull

    Number observed:  1

    Details

    Adult resting among the gulls on south pier, it's very dark back and larger size apparent even from a distance with binoculars, later even stood up and saw the bulky head size and pinkish colored legs.
    Rare here in winter.

  7. Iceland Gull (Thayer's)

    Number observed:  1

    Details

    Adult sitting among the gulls on the south pier.

  8. Snow Bunting

    Number observed:  1

    Details

    Flying around the swimming beach and then heading north over the swales.