[wisb] Re: Recent migrants (Twin Ports area), pictures, and Herring Gull race question
- From: steven lubahn <stevenlubahn@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: birdfedr@xxxxxxxxx
- Date: Fri, 4 Nov 2011 09:10:45 -0500
Erik,
Keep those great photos coming.
Take a look at these pages for some examples.
http://www.gull-research.org/hg/HG1CY10.htm
and
http://old.nabble.com/Possible-European-Herring-Gull-td26861864.html
I'm not an expert but it looks like your bird should have a paler base to the
tail/rump and outer rectrices, then again the tail is still molting. However,
this looks to be within the range for Smithsonianus. See pg. 250 (308-310) in
Olsen Larrson vs. birds on pg. 270 (334-337).
Steven Lubahn
Cudahy
On Nov 3, 2011, at 11:01 PM, Erik Bruhnke wrote:
> haven't added any entries to my blog in a while. Here is my newest entry,
> in case you're interested! It's about the past season at Hawk Ridge, cool
> tidbits & facts, and being thankful.
> http://naturallyavian.blogspot.com/2011/11/hawk-ridge-2011.html
>
> This afternoon I visited Summit Ledges at Hawk Ridge (Summit Ledges is one
> of the rocky outcrops along the northern edge of the Hawk Ridge trails). I
> hawkwatched there by myself to just soak up the late autumn views and
> simply take it easy this afternoon. If you're ever in Duluth, and need a
> walk through the gorgeous woods, that leads to a breathtaking view; Summit
> Ledges is the place to be! Below is my eBird list from this afternoon at
> the ridge.
>
> Mallard 1
> Bald Eagle 11
> Red-tailed Hawk 14 One of the fourteen RTs observed was a dark morph.
> Rough-legged Hawk 2
> Golden Eagle 1
> American Crow 2
> Common Raven 1
> Black-capped Chickadee 3
> Red-breasted Nuthatch 1
> Snow Bunting 2
> American Tree Sparrow 1
> Pine Grosbeak 1
> White-winged Crossbill 2
> Evening Grosbeak 3
>
> Here are some of my shots from this afternoon. Enjoy!
>
> Evening Grosbeaks in flight (distant shots, but identifiable)
> http://www.pbase.com/birdfedr/image/139381182
> http://www.pbase.com/birdfedr/image/139381181
>
> Golden Eagle
> http://www.pbase.com/birdfedr/image/139381183
>
> Juvenile Red-tailed Hawk
> http://www.pbase.com/birdfedr/image/139381185
>
> Late-autumn view from Summit Ledges
> http://www.pbase.com/birdfedr/image/139381184
>
> Throughout the past few nights, I have been hearing some impressive
> movements of songbirds overhead. I am new to nocturnal flight calls, but
> two calls that I was hearing regularly was the daytime "krip" of the Red
> Crossbill, and the soft, cute-toned "chew" of the Snow Bunting. Again, I'm
> not sure if the daytime flight calls are the same as the nocturnal calls,
> but both sounded right-on for the two species' daytime flight calls.
>
>
>
> Now onto the recent gull happenings up here...
>
> Close up of a Ring-billed Gull at Canal Park
> http://www.pbase.com/birdfedr/image/139371803
>
> Here is that darker-marked (oddly-molting) Ring-billed Gull. I really like
> this one :-)
> http://www.pbase.com/birdfedr/image/139371805
> http://www.pbase.com/birdfedr/image/139371806
> http://www.pbase.com/birdfedr/image/139371808
>
> There is one Herring Gull at Canal Park that has thrown me off recently. I
> believe this is an "American" race Herring Gull, however it's rump,
> although barred, was notably paler than the other nearby Herring Gulls'
> rumps. It has a pale head, but there have been other 1st-cycle Herring
> Gulls with slightly pale heads as well. I am without my gull book yet
> again, and going by field guides alone for nitty-gritty identification can
> be tricky. Comments and thoughts are welcome! Thanks for any feedback you
> can offer.
> http://www.pbase.com/birdfedr/image/139371792
> http://www.pbase.com/birdfedr/image/139371794
> http://www.pbase.com/birdfedr/image/139371796
> http://www.pbase.com/birdfedr/image/139371798
> http://www.pbase.com/birdfedr/image/139371800
>
> Good birding,
> Erik Bruhnke
> Duluth, MN
>
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