Carlyle Lake Bird Report - Clinton & Fayette County, Illinois - March 6-7, 2010 - Greater White-fronted Goose, Snow Goose, Canada Goose, Wood Duck, Gadwall, American Wigeon, American Black Duck, Mallard, Northern Shoveler, Northern Pintail, Green-winged Teal, Canvasback, Redhead, Ring-necked Duck, Greater Scaup, Lesser Scaup, Long-tailed Duck, Bufflehead, Common Goldeneye, Hooded Merganser, Common Merganser, Red-breasted Merganser, Ruddy Duck, Wild Turkey, Horned Grebe, American White Pelican, Double-crested Cormorant, Great Blue Heron, Turkey Vulture, Bald Eagle, Northern Harrier, Sharp-shinned Hawk, Red-shouldered Hawk, Red-tailed Hawk, American Kestrel, American Coot, Killdeer, Bonaparte's Gull, Ring-billed Gull, American Herring Gull, Iceland Gull, Lesser Black-backed Gull, Glaucous Gull, Rock Pigeon, Eurasian Collared-Dove, Mourning Dove, Red-headed Woodpecker, Red-bellied Woodpecker, Downy Woodpecker, Hairy Woodpecker, Northern Flicker, Pileated Woodpecker, Blue Jay, American Crow, Horned Lark, Tree Swallow, Carolina Chickadee, Tufted Titmouse, Red-breasted Nuthatch, White-breasted Nuthatch, Carolina Wren, Golden-crowned Kinglet, Eastern Bluebird, American Robin, Northern Mockingbird, European Starling, American Pipit, American Tree Sparrow, Field Sparrow, Savannah Sparrow, Song Sparrow, White-throated Sparrow, White-crowned Sparrow, Dark-eyed Junco, Northern Cardinal, Red-winged Blackbird, Eastern Meadowlark, Western Meadowlark, Rusty Blackbird, Common Grackle, Brown-headed Cowbird, House Finch, House Sparrow, Eurasian Tree Sparrow. Observers: Dan Kassebaum. Updated March 7, 2010. LWHG - 2nd cycle - February 21, 2010. LWHG - 1st cycle - long call posture - February 15, 2010. American Herring Gull - tail patterns - January 1, 2010.  European Herring Gull - 1st cycle - December 26, 2009. IORC documentation photos 2009/2010.

Lesser Black-backed Gull - 3rd/4th cycle - West Access Beach, Carlyle Lake, Clinton County, March 7, 2010.

Glaucous Gull - 1st cycle - Carlyle Sewage Pond, Clinton County, March 7, 2010.

American Herring Gull - 1st cycle - Kaskaskia River at Route 50, Clinton County, March 7, 2010. Long call posture.

American Herring Gull - adult  - Kaskaskia River at Route 50, Clinton County, March 7, 2010.

American Herring Gull - adult - Kaskaskia River at Route 50, Clinton County, March 6, 2010.

American Herring Gull - 2nd cycle - Kaskaskia River at Route 50, Clinton County, March 6, 2010.

American Herring Gull - adult - Kaskaskia River at Route 50, Clinton County, March 6, 2010.

Iceland Gull - 1st cycle - Kaskaskia River at Route 50, Clinton County, March 6, 2010. The long call posture as displayed on the water.

American Herring Gull - 1st cycle - Kaskaskia River at Route 50, Clinton County, March 6, 2010.

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