[Umpqua Birds] Re: Odd bonaparte's gull, Umpqua Day Use #3, 4/14/2024

  • From: mark@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
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  • Date: Mon, 15 Apr 2024 13:34:09 -0700

Interesting find. curious what this means "Tons of by the wind sailor on the beach." Im not hep to all the lingo of you kids today :-)

Mark

On 2024-04-15 00:05, Madrone Ruggiero wrote:

Had a bonaparte's gull in almost full breeding plumage today (4/14) with rather dark legs (almost black, but you could still tell get the distinct impression that they were reddish black, not black) today at umpqua day use #. Saw it just off the parking lot and south a bit. It was loosely associating with the gulls hanging out in small groups on the beach. Tried to turn it into a franklin's, but couldn't convince myself, also cant totally convince myself it is a bonaparte's. Anyone seen a boneparte's gull with dark legs? If anyone gets a good look at it and has another take on species feel free to correct me. -Madrone   P.S. The dune is a bit of a cliff (or a total 10+ foot tall cliff) on the beach side of most of the trails going over the dune from the parking lot. I recommend the 2nd trail from the north end of the parking lot (especially for getting back up the dune) or follow the top of the dune through the grass north a bit until it is a gentler slope (and less height) to get to the beach. Getting to the beach (and back) right now requires either a bit of scrambling on steep sand or wading through the dune grass. Access at Umpqua day use #2 is the same as usual and has a good trail, but a lot less birds. Snowy plowers are paired up and there were good flocks of mixed shorebirds from #3 south. Tons of by the wind sailor on the beach.
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