[Umpqua Birds] Re: Odd bonaparte's gull, Umpqua Day Use #3, 4/14/2024
- From: Matthew G Hunter <matthewghunter@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: ub <umpquabirds@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 15 Apr 2024 14:15:17 -0700
A type of jellyfish.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Velella
On Mon, Apr 15, 2024, 1:34 PM <mark@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
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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Other related posts:
- » [Umpqua Birds] Odd bonaparte's gull, Umpqua Day Use #3, 4/14/2024- Madrone Ruggiero
- » [Umpqua Birds] Re: Odd bonaparte's gull, Umpqua Day Use #3, 4/14/2024- Matthew G Hunter
- » [Umpqua Birds] Re: Odd bonaparte's gull, Umpqua Day Use #3, 4/14/2024- mark
- » [Umpqua Birds] Re: Odd bonaparte's gull, Umpqua Day Use #3, 4/14/2024 - Matthew G Hunter
- » [Umpqua Birds] Re: Odd bonaparte's gull, Umpqua Day Use #3, 4/14/2024- Ron Maertz
- » [Umpqua Birds] Re: Odd bonaparte's gull, Umpqua Day Use #3, 4/14/2024- Stacy Burleigh
