[Ontbirds]bonapartes & gr yellowlegs, Walsingham

[Diane Salter]

This morning there are hundreds of bonaparte gulls & about 10 greater yellowlegs in the mud flats just east of Big Creek on the 6th Conc. immediately west of #59 in the Village of Walsingham.  This flock of bonapartes has been building for the past 3 days.  Yesterday a goshawk swooped down over the flock & put them all up in the air.  They are very alert & often fly up & circle.  I've been watching for a little gull in the group but have not found one yet.
This field has been under water for quite a while & now with the water slowly draining away I expect there are lots of drowned worms etc. to be found.
Walsingham is on highway #59, about 15 km north of Long Point.

Diane Salter 
Conc. Rd. 6, Walsingham