| Sharnelle Fee of Wildlife Rehab Center of the North Coast
called me out to confirm a RED-LEGGED KITTIWAKE in her care this am.
Photos are attached, and either she or I will be submitting a Rare Bird
Report shortly. Get this: it was found about 5 days ago by a woodcutter
on Hwy 202, by the Jewell Elk Meadows. Initially it was hemorrhaging
somewhere gastrointestinally and spitting up blood, but now appears to
be on the upswing.
At first I thought it was a young bird but after looking at the photos
and noting the lack of a black tip on the bill I am inclined to think it
an adult.
Lee Cain
Aquatic Biology/Integrated Science
Astoria High School
[notes from Mike Patterson: note that P7-P10 are old and worn
while inner primaries are relatively fresh. Sequential molt should
indicate at least 2nd winter, more probably 3W+.] |
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