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I took the Grand Isle Ferry on Wednesday and saw a bird in the middle of the lake that I first thought was a storm-petrel. I couldn't find it again once I raised by binoculars and decided I must have been mistaken. But if anyone's on the lake, keep an eye out! Maeve Kim Jericho Center On Jul 19, 2013, at 9:18 AM, David Hoag wrote: > At 7:45 this morning, 19 July, a dark storm-petrel > (presumably Leach's) was slowly working its way > south, buffeted by the strong southerly winds. > At one point, it startled a Ring-billed Gull > into flight, providing a good contrast in size. > The storm-petrel might soon make a nice mid-day > snack for a larger gull? > > Three Bonaparte's Gulls present, 7:40-8:00. > > Speaking of swallows ... > > N. Rough-winged Swallows: Two local pairs might not > have stayed around to raise young. Some nest sites > were destroyed by the record-high lake level of 2011. > > Barn Swallows: Two local pairs may not have > stayed around to raise young. I recently > encountered a family group foraging near > its nest site at another location. > > Cliff Swallows: Two pairs successfully raised > young in old nests on my house. > One nestling died before the rest fledged. > Twice, other Cliffies stayed for a day or two, > but did not nest, despite having prior-years' nests available. > A returning pair on the east shore were missing > when I last checked, and were replaced by a House Sparrow. > > Tree Swallows: Raised young OK. > I recently saw a flock of 100 assembling on wires. > > Dave Hoag, Grand Isle.