[wisb] Alert: Slaty-backed Gull-Johnson Creek Landfill (Jefferson Co)
- From: Edward Keyel <dolichovespula@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: Wisconsin Birding Network <wisbirdn@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 14 Dec 2012 20:21:18 -0600
Hi all,
Aaron Stutz and Cynthia Bridge found an adult, non-breeding Slaty-backed
Gull at the Johnson Creek Landfill this afternoon. I was just lucky to
come across them and it as I was heading home from birding the Milwaukee
lakefront with Tom Prestby. This bird was larger than the Ring-billed
Gulls around and stockier than the Herring Gulls. It had a very streaked
head, especially around the yellow eye. It had bright pink legs, dark
mantle, quite a bit of white coming through the closed wingtips. When it
opened its wings, there were mirrors on p9 & 10, and more white into the
middle primaries (the "string of pearls"). A Lesser Black-backed Gull was
also present, and gave for a nice comparison view. I have a couple
pictures put up here:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/29292306@N08/8272671279and I know Cynthia
was taking quite a few too, so hopefully hers are better
than mine. Also of note, were 11 Greater White-fronted Geese, 2 Snow
Geese, and a young Thayer's Gull.
Townsend's Solitaire, Eared Grebe, scoters, Snowy Owl and others were still
present along the Milwaukee lakefront today too, as others have mentioned.
Good birding!
-Ted Keyel
Sun Prairie,
Dane County
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