Tufted Duck in PA! ~ February 28, 2022

I began the day at the Bethlehem landfill. Jason Horn met me there where we both spent the morning checking the thousands of gulls, hoping that the Glaucous-winged Gull might make an appearance. It didn't, but we spotted five different Iceland Gulls there!

Iceland Gulls

While we were there, we found out that a Tufted Duck had been spotted at the Middle Creek Wildlife Management Area in Lancaster County. We drove there and saw the bird among Ring-necked Ducks that were diving in among the large numbers of Snow Geese. I could only get one terrible, long-distant photo of the bird.

Tufted Duck

On the way back, we stopped in Shartlesville and saw two of the Eurasian Collared-Doves that have been present in that area for several years now.

Eurasian Collared-Dove

So although we didn't see the Glaucous-winged Gull, we had a very productive day.

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