[wisb] Re: Slaty-backed Gull still present Jefferson County
- From: "Jym Mooney & Carol Lee Hopkins" <hopmoon@xxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <Wisbirdn@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 17 Dec 2012 18:55:27 -0600
Perseverance pays off! On my fourth visit in three days, I finally was
graced with almost 40 minutes of observation of the Slaty-backed Gull on the
pond by the landfill late this afternoon. When it landed and later when it
stretched its wings I was able to detect the "string of pearls" effect of
the white subterminal wing spots. I also got one quick flash of a bright
pink foot as the bird scratched its neck. Otherwise it spent all of the
time I watched slowly drifting about on the water among the other gulls.
Also present were a juvenile Glaucous, a very pale juvenile Iceland, and two
Lesser Black-backed Gulls. Nice to have the latter in the same group with
the SBGU for comparison. The difference in primary extension between LBBG
and SBGU was quite obvious, as were the very different physical builds of
the two species.
Jym Mooney, Milwaukee
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