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Location Baton Rouge--University Lakes
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Owner Matt Brady

Effort

Protocol:  Traveling
  • Observers:  1
  • Distance:  4.388 km

Checklist Comments

I checked the southern portions of University Lake (skipping May St. parking lot, the north end of City Park Lake, and the corm roost) in search of the Surf Scoter found by Oscar Johnson a couple of hours earlier. I checked several spots, including the north side of the Bird Refuge, Milford Wampold Park, and a couple of spots along Sorority Row before relocating the Scoter offshore of the Lod Cook Center, where I spent ~20 minutes waiting for the bird to come closer for better views (it never did). Land birding was incidental. Conditions were good, with crystal clear skies, very light wind, and temps in the mid 40s.

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Totals

34
Species Observed
+1 other taxa, 531 individuals

Observations

  1. Canada Goose

    Number observed:  40

  2. Muscovy Duck (Domestic type)

    Number observed:  8

  3. Northern Shoveler

    Number observed:  1

    Age & Sex:

    Age Juvenile Immature Adult Age Unknown
    Male
    Female 1
    Sex Unknown

  4. Mallard

    Number observed:  4

  5. Canvasback

    Number observed:  1

    Details

    In with Ring-necks on the north side of the bird refuge.

    Age & Sex:

    Age Juvenile Immature Adult Age Unknown
    Male 1
    Female
    Sex Unknown

  6. Ring-necked Duck

    Number observed:  6

  7. Lesser Scaup

    Number observed:  1

    Details

    Far fewer of these than in recent weeks.

  8. Greater/Lesser Scaup

    Number observed:  1

    Details

    Possibly a Greater, but I didn't spend much time studying it.

    Age & Sex:

    Age Juvenile Immature Adult Age Unknown
    Male
    Female 1
    Sex Unknown

  9. Surf Scoter

    Number observed:  1

    Details

    Continuing bird first found by Oscar Johnson earlier in the morning, likely the 3rd EBR Parish record. It spent most of the time I observed it with its head tucked, but it also swam around a bit and dove several times. A large duck, substantially larger than loosely associating Buffleheads. Entirely dark blackish-brown, except for a white spot on the face. The head was large and blocky. The bill was long and sloping, different in shape from Black Scoter. Short, stiff tail was shorter than a Ruddy Duck's, particularly relative to body size. I never saw the bird fly, but it dove several times, and I could see that there was no white in the wing.

  10. Bufflehead

    Number observed:  4

    Age & Sex:

    Age Juvenile Immature Adult Age Unknown
    Male 3
    Female 1
    Sex Unknown

  11. Ruddy Duck

    Number observed:  12

  12. Bonaparte's Gull

    Number observed:  1

  13. Ring-billed Gull

    Number observed:  77

  14. Forster's Tern

    Number observed:  2

  15. Pied-billed Grebe

    Number observed:  2

  16. Double-crested Cormorant

    Number observed:  30

  17. Neotropic Cormorant

    Number observed:  125

  18. White Ibis

    Number observed:  1

  19. Black-crowned Night Heron

    Number observed:  2

  20. Little Blue Heron

    Number observed:  3

  21. Snowy Egret

    Number observed:  35

  22. Great Egret

    Number observed:  18

  23. Great Blue Heron

    Number observed:  8

  24. American White Pelican

    Number observed:  75

  25. Turkey Vulture

    Number observed:  4

  26. Red-tailed Hawk

    Number observed:  1

  27. Yellow-bellied Sapsucker

    Number observed:  1

  28. Eastern Phoebe

    Number observed:  2

  29. Blue Jay

    Number observed:  2

  30. Tree Swallow

    Number observed:  50

  31. Ruby-crowned Kinglet

    Number observed:  2

  32. Northern Mockingbird

    Number observed:  2

  33. White-throated Sparrow

    Number observed:  2

  34. Orange-crowned Warbler

    Number observed:  3

  35. Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle)

    Number observed:  4