Nazareth Quarry ~ December 4, 2025

With the unseasonably cold temperatures freezing up all of the local ponds, I made a late afternoon run up to the Nazareth Quarry to see what might be there. I spent most of my time going through the geese and gulls. I didn't find anything notable among the 6000 Snow Geese and 4000 Canada Geese, but I did pick out two Iceland Gulls among the roughly 600 Lesser Black-backed Gulls, 16 American Herring Gulls, and 4 Ring-billed Gulls.

Single Iceland Gulls (at center).

Two Iceland Gulls (top center and bottom center).

Other notables were 18 Ruddy Ducks, 7 Ring-necked Ducks, and a Pied-billed Grebe.

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