[wisb] Re: Lakefront Gulls: Sun, 08 June 2014
- From: "Amar Ayyash" <dmarc-noreply@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> (Redacted sender "amarayyash@xxxxxxxxx" for DMARC)
- To: "dmarc-noreply@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <dmarc-noreply@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 9 Jun 2014 11:12:58 -0500
A second attempt to link a photo album from my previous post:
http://goo.gl/caAJG1
Thanks,
Amar Ayyash
Frankfort, IL
Sent from my iPhone
> On Jun 9, 2014, at 8:25 AM, "Amar Ayyash" <dmarc-noreply@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> (Redacted sender "amarayyash@xxxxxxxxx" for DMARC) wrote:
>
> Yesterday, Ethan Gyllenhall, Alex Hale, and I checked the gull flocks in
> Manitowoc, Sheboygan and Port Washington. This magnificent stretch of Lake
> Michigan provided us with 8 gull species for the day which is quite
> extraordinary in June, anywhere in North America.
> We spent the most time in Sheboygan. Our biggest highlight of the day was a
> 1st cycle bird that we felt confident calling a hybrid Lesser Black-backed x
> Herring Gull (see photos). It was seen from the gazeebo at North Point. We
> also had a 1st summer Thayer's Gull on the beach, north of Deland Park (very
> bleached, see photos). On one of the rickety piers off the North Point
> parking lot, we observed a 1st summer Little Gull with a full hood (after
> reviewing my photos from 24 May 2014, this appears to be the same bird that I
> reported from Manitowoc a few weeks ago). 9 Lesser Black-backeds were also
> recorded here but this has more or less become the status quo for the
> Sheboygan lakefront in summer. Unsurprisingly, none were adults.
>
> The only highlight from Manitowoc was a 1st summer Little Gull that gave
> amazing views from some 25 feet away (half-hood). We found less Bonaparte's
> here (~100).
>
> At Coal Dock Park in Sheboygan, we easily refound the adult Laughing Gull
> reported by Tom Wood earlier in the day. It was sitting along the south
> breakwall that borders the park.
>
> Photos:
> Picasa Web Albums - Amar Ayyash - Sheboygan, Ma...
>
> Picasa Web Albums - Amar Ayyash - Sheboygan, Ma...
> Photos by Amar Ayyash, Jun 9, 2014
> View on goo.gl Preview by Yahoo
>
> Here are Ethan's full eBird lists:
> http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S18732643
>
> http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S18732643
>
> Thanks,
> Amar Ayyash
> Frankfort IL
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