Seattle Birding, Part 2

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Barrow's Goldeneye
When I was in Seattle this past week, we saw many ducks and gulls, especially at Puget Sound, which we visited twice, and Lake Washington, which we visited once. The ducks were really fun to see. I found my first Barrow's Goldeneyes and Harlequin Duck, but it was also fun to see Common Goldeneye, wild Mallards, both American and Eurasian Wigeon, Gadwall, and Surf Scoters.

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Common Goldeneye
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Surf Scoter
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American Wigeon
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Mallard
Gulls were also very enjoyable. Almost every gull I found was one I'd never seen before--Ring-billed and Bonaparte's Gulls were the only ones that are common in Florida, but my lifers were much more common. Glaucous-winged Gulls, California Gulls, Mew Gulls and Heerman's Gulls were everywhere.

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Glaucous-winged X Western Gull
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Bonaparte's Gull
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Mew Gull
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Heerman's Gull
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California Gull

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