We returned to the north end of Mackay Reservoir early this evening and found the juvenile Sabine’s Gull again in the same place. It was extremely tolerant or our presence, coming within 10 feet of us multiple times. (With better reflexes and a faster camera, I could have gotten incredible photos when it flew right towards me, veering at the last moment!) After about an hour, a second juvenile Sabine’s Gull showed up in the same area.
If interested in seeing these, turn west at the northernmost marked access point for Mackay Reservoir off Hwy 93 and go down to the water’s edge. They are feeding in muddy patches right on the shoreline as well as out in the water less than 20 feet off shore.
Wendy McCradyMackay, ID
Daily Archives: September 26, 2017
[IBLE] RE: [BIRDCHAT] Dominica
Sitting here on a perfectly windless, sun-shiny, autumn day in SW Idaho,
it’s impossible for me to imagine what they’re going through in the
Caribbean!
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From: National Birding Hotline Cooperative (Chat Line)
[mailto:BIRDCHAT@LISTSERV.KSU.EDU] On Behalf Of Gail Mackiernan
Sent: Tuesday, September 26, 2017 10:41 AM
To: BIRDCHAT@LISTSERV.KSU.EDU
Subject: Re: [BIRDCHAT] Dominica
Very sad, we birded with him in Dominica a number of years ago. It is
horrifying to think of the damage to the people and the environment of the
“Nature Island”
Gail Mackiernan
Silver Spring MD
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> On Sep 26, 2017, at 11:23 AM, Patrick C. Hodgson <
>
> I have heard (via text) from my friend the popular Dominica bird guide
> Bertrand Jno-Baptiste. He is OK but has lost everything in terms of
> home and possessions. No report yet on the condition of the forest,
> he has not been able to go there yet.
>
> Pat Hodgson
> Toronto, Canada
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