Nice find Dan and Scott. This bird seems really early. I looked at Bob Domagalski's excellent records on the WSO Website and found that the old record was from LaCrosse in 1992 on March 8th. With the lack of a winter I wonder how many other record early arrival dates we may have? Mark Korducki, New Berlin ----- Original Message ----- From: "Dan Jackson" <DanJackson@xxxxxxxxxxx> To: "WisBirdNet" <wisbirdn@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Tuesday, March 06, 2012 12:17 PM Subject: [wisb] Early Arrivals on the Mississippi > Last night, Scott Puchalski and I watched a flock of 25 American White > Pelicans migrating up the Mississippi while we were out owl watching near > Trempealeau. > This morning, Scott found an adult Franklin's Gull loafing with a flock of > Ring-billed Gulls on the ice off of the Black River Beach in La Crosse > (just above the Clinton Street Bridge and behind the Perkins restaurant on > Rose Street. There were also 75+ eagles between the Clinton Street Bridge > and the spillway off of Fishermen's Road (about 1 mile north). > > Here is a picture of the Franklin's Gull: > http://www.pbase.com/dejackson/image/141921214 > > Good Birding, > > Dan Jackson > Chaseburg, Vernon County, WI (near La Crosse) > www.pbase.com/dejackson > > #################### > You received this email because you are subscribed to the Wisconsin > Birding Network (Wisbirdn). > To UNSUBSCRIBE or SUBSCRIBE, use the Wisbirdn web interface at: > //www.freelists.org/list/wisbirdn > To set DIGEST or VACATION modes, use the Wisbirdn web interface at: > //www.freelists.org/list/wisbirdn > Visit Wisbirdn ARCHIVES at: //www.freelists.org/archives/wisbirdn > > > #################### You received this email because you are subscribed to the Wisconsin Birding Network (Wisbirdn). To UNSUBSCRIBE or SUBSCRIBE, use the Wisbirdn web interface at: //www.freelists.org/list/wisbirdn To set DIGEST or VACATION modes, use the Wisbirdn web interface at: //www.freelists.org/list/wisbirdn Visit Wisbirdn ARCHIVES at: //www.freelists.org/archives/wisbirdn