[texbirds] Re: Mysterious Gull in Austin
- From: Eric Carpenter <ecarpe@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: johnribble@xxxxxxx
- Date: Wed, 17 Jul 2013 10:00:17 -0500
It is really much more simple than that. A non-birder photo'ed an
adult dark-backed gull from his boat on Lake Austin near Tom Miller
Dam on July 7th. The non-birder and a non-Austin birder canvassed the
area via boat the next day (July 8th) for several hours and found no
sign of it. I heard about the bird from somebody else later that
afternoon and received a photo of it third hand and let Kenny and a
few others know (who I felt were the best candidates to actual go look
for it). We looked for it later that afternoon and then Kenny has
canvassed the area several times as well since that time and there's
been zero sign of it. The bird in the photo that was sent to me
certainly looks like an adult Western Gull.
I'm unclear what the mystery is nor why Graham didn't just ask whoever
he heard about the bird from for more details directly. I don't have
many more details than that. Had Kenny or I or anybody refound the
bird, you can be sure that there would have been better communication
about it. It was a one-day wonder that is probably long gone
unfortunately.
-- Eric
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Eric Carpenter
Austin
On Tue, Jul 16, 2013 at 4:47 PM, John Ribble <johnribble@xxxxxxx> wrote:
> Dear Graham,
> I don't know what happened to the gull but I can think of several
> scenarios.
> 1. Someone of ornithological bent, who doesn't care whether birders
> see birds, saw and identified(maybe) the bird and photographed it. The
> picture and possibly the specimen will be part of a paper to be published
> later. Be on the lookout for it in print and collections.
> 2. Come to think of it the others are too preposterous to even
> mention.
> I do know that a number of people have looked for the bird and not
> found it. I do not understand why people would want to keep others from
> seeing the bird. Maybe it's caged.
> John Ribble
> Austin, TX
>
>
>
>
> On Jul 16, 2013, at 10:06 AM, Graham Floyd <spcgraham.floyd@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>> Texbirders,
>> I know a few of us are interested in this report of a Western Gull in the
>> Austin area. Does anyone have any specifics?
>>
>> Graham Floyd,
>> San Antonio, TX
>>
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