[texbirds] Re: Mysterious Gull in Austin
- From: "Collins, Fred (Commissioner Pct. 3)" <Fred_Collins@xxxxxxxx>
- To: Texbirds <texbirds@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 17 Jul 2013 17:49:04 +0000
Thanks Eric, we were all curious about the lack of detail, yet it went out on
the Austin RBA which means it was very likely a sighting with above average
substance. Was it an adult or an immature? Could you determine what cycle. A
one day wonder gull in central Texas is curious too.
Fred Collins
(281) 357-5324
Director: Kleb Woods Nature Center
Cypress Top Historical Park
Commissioner Steve Radack
Harris County Precinct 3
www.pct3.hctx.net
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From: texbirds-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:texbirds-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On
Behalf Of Eric Carpenter
Sent: Wednesday, July 17, 2013 10:00 AM
To: johnribble@xxxxxxx
Cc: Graham Floyd; Texbirds
Subject: [texbirds] Re: Mysterious Gull in Austin
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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