Third time is a charm!

... But not for Sprague's Pipits or Razorbills.  However, it did work out for a Glaucous Gull.  I have been checking a spot in Pascacougla, MS for a few weeks now looking for this gull with no success.  Today, I decided to make a quick stop by the spot where it was being reported before a trip to the store.  It was supposed to be a rainy day, so no plans were made for a bigger adventure.  I also came across a Common Loon that was close into shore, possibly from all of the rough weather.

 Glaucous Gull (First or second winter)

 Common Loon

Here are a somewhat random assortment of other pictures from the past week!

We found this Pipit while searching a local birding spot for ducks, shorebirds, and raptors.  I wasn't able to get close enough for a photo in my previous encounters with there birds while looking for Sprague's Pipits, but this unexpected find did't mind a little camera time!  The Black-necked Stilt and Egrets were also found on this trip.  I wanted to get a side by side of the snowy and great egrets to show the difference in size.  There are many other differences between these birds other than size, such as bill color and neck size.  

 American Pipit

 Black-necked Stilt

 Bonaparte's Gull

 Chipping Sparrow

 Snowy Egret and Great Egret

 Merlin

I wanted to point out that even within species there can be a lot of variation.  Here is a dark juvenile Snow Goose that really sticks out from the light morph Snow Geese.

 Snow Geese (with a dark morph juvenile)

Sora

 Osprey

Brown Pelican