Scott Schuette and I birded Riverlands M.B.S ( St. Charles Co. ) this
morning (1/6) from 7 - 11 AM.  Not a whole lot to report - our time was
mostly spent watching species we just could not put names on.  Highlights
included:

IL - Melvin Price Lock and Dam (Visitor's center side):
(1) - 3rd winter Lesser Black-backed Gull; it still showed quite a bit of
"pink" in the legs, we later saw this same bird on the Missouri side in
Ellis Bay out from the observation tower.
(1) - first winter Thayer's Gull
(1) - very pale Thayer's Gull or very dark Iceland Gull.  This is likely the
same bird Charlene posted was present yesterday - but it is not a plumage I
am familiar with.  I need to do some studying.  I have some pretty bad
pictures of the bird sitting on the dam wall if someone wants to take a
peak.  This bird also was later seen on the Missouri side in Ellis Bay out
from the observation tower.

MO - Ellis Island Parking Lot:
(5) Tundra Swans
(4+) Cackling Geese
(1) male American Wigeon, Scott counted (209) Greater White-fronted Geese (a
lot for St. Louis this time of year).

Ed and Pat Jones - Confluence Point Road:
NO Northern Shrike for us.

Think that is it from my circle,
Josh


Joshua Uffman
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