[obol] Re: coastal pelagic birding Monday Sept 22 (Ross' Gull)
- From: Jeff Gilligan <jeffgilligan10@xxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 25 Sep 2014 10:09:48 -0700
I want to back off a bit on this identification….Hopefully the photos will be
available soon. I have only seen Owen's photo. If it isn't a Ross' Gull I
don't know what it is, and the photo is rather good. Sorry for the premature
post. maybe it is even something less expected…
Jeff Gilligan
On Sep 25, 2014, at 1:06 AM, Jeff Gilligan <jeffgilligan10@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> In addition to the birds reported by Judy, it turns out that an adult Ross'
> Gull was also seen on the pelagic trip, about 50 miles off Tillamook County.
> The Ross' Gull was not close to the ship, but the blow up of the pixels of
> the photographs taken by Owen Schmidt and Tom Crabtree are distinctive.
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> Many (probably all) saw the gull, but after someone had called out Sabine's
> Gull, which was quickly dismissed when it became apparent that the upper
> wings were plain pale gray, and it was assumed to be an Arctic Tern that
> somehow looked a little off. (I only got my binoculars on the rather distant
> gull, and I do't know that anyone who was not photographing it really got a
> good look at it. The guys who were photographing it of course couldn't study
> the field marks when taking photos even and it been closer.) Fortunately the
> photos show the bird better than many or any of us saw the bird. I am sure
> Owen and Tom will make photos available soon on OBOL.
>
> Roos' Gull was not something that any of us who I have talked with expected
> to see on a pelagic trip.
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> Jeff Gilligan
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