[wisb] Re: Jefferson County Landfill--5 gull species
- From: "Steve Thiessen" <stevethiessen@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <agstutz@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>, <wisbirdn@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>, "Wisconsin Birding Network" <wisbirdn@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 8 Dec 2011 01:34:27 -0600
I had an adult Glaucous gull, on Lake Waubesa. would be a good inland CBC
bird. This is the first fall I haven't had a Lesser Black-backed in Dane co.
Johnson Creek must not be sharing. Steve Thiessen Stoughton Dane co.
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From: "Aaron Stutz" <agstutz@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <wisbirdn@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>; "Wisconsin Birding Network"
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Sent: Wednesday, December 07, 2011 4:16 PM
Subject: [wisb] Jefferson County Landfill--5 gull species
> 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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