Found myself looking for birds I probably could not identify if I saw them. Perhaps I had it in my mind they would introduce themselves and provide ident papers, but no such luck. I did find one Lesser Black-backed Gull in Ash Lake (Harris Co.) and the following picture may be the Ring-billed Gull seen by Dr Lee yesterday. http://i1238.photobucket.com/albums/ff500/rporter314/ebird%20photos/possiblering-billgull_zps7e0738e3.jpg Maybe the new year will be more revealing. Ray Porter Highlands, Tx Edit your Freelists account settings for TEXBIRDS at //www.freelists.org/list/texbirds Reposting of traffic from TEXBIRDS is prohibited without seeking permission from the List Owner