[wisb] Jefferson County Landfill--5 gull species
- From: Aaron Stutz <agstutz@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: "wisbirdn@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <wisbirdn@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>, Wisconsin Birding Network <wisbirdn@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 07 Dec 2011 16:16:55 -0600
Hi all,
At the Jefferson County Landfill the gulling was good this afternoon.
In half an hour I spotted:
B1 Glaucous Gull
B1 Thayer's Gull
1 adult Thayer's Gull candidate--didn't have the patience to wait for it
to reveal all the key fieldmarks
2 adult Lesser Black-backed Gulls--one had a more extensive "hood" than
the other
150 Herring Gulls
600 Ring-billed Gulls
2000 unidentified Gulls--way out at the landfill
Also notable were 4 white grocery bags in trees adjacent to large
agricultural fields on the drive from Lake Mills to Johnson Creek. Just
as Zone-tailed Hawks supposedly increase their hunting success through
Turkey Vulture mimicry perhaps Snowy Owls have undergone a similar
adaptation. I bet Snowy Owls weren't even white until white
polyethylene was invented. ;)
Aaron Stutz
Lake Mills, WI
Jefferson County
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