The one in the first photo is almost certainly a hybrid. Part Guernsey, I
think.
Darrel
From: "davidcbaileyoregon" <davidcbaileyoregon@xxxxxxxxx>
To: "obol" <obol@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>, "swalalahos" <swalalahos@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, December 15, 2021 9:56:20 AM
Subject: [obol] Re: Wireless Road Gulls etc.--Clatsop County Tuesday
Tanner managed some voucher shots of the presumed KUMLIEN'S ICELAND GULL. See
his checklist and photos from yesterday here:
[ https://ebird.org/checklist/S98903039 ;| https://ebird.org/checklist/S98903039 ;
]
On Tue, Dec 14, 2021, 21:47 David Bailey < [
mailto:davidcbaileyoregon@xxxxxxxxx ;| davidcbaileyoregon@xxxxxxxxx ] > wrote:
A good mix of common and rare gulls today. The adult LESSER-BLACK-BACKED first
discovered by M Patterson finally showed about 14:15 in the west fields scoped
from the N-S straightaway of Wireless Road just south of and on the opposite
roadside of the silo and barn combo. Also a first-cycle GLAUCOUS GULL was in
the same general area.
In the pasture NE of the NE corner turn on Wireless was an apparent
second-cycle KUMLIEN'S ICELAND GULL that was similarly structured to an adult
Thayer's immediately adjacent to it. The wingtips were white and the mantle was
very pale; it resembled a similarly aged Glaucous Gull in general. There were
lots of first-cycle Thayer's in the fields today for general comparison of
shades of light brown. The bill was pink at the base and the mantle looked to
be getting the icy frosted gray feathers that ages it as second-cycle. The bird
was too distance for eye color to be determined. I hope it stays around for
others with better optics to photograph.
Shorebirds were conspicuous with good diversity (7 species) the rarer being
five Western Sandpipers with a flock of Dunlin.
A flock of 15 American Pipits were the first the winter season that I have
observed. By the gull barn/silo combo slough was a bright Orange-crowned
Warbler with a conspicuous orange crown patch--always a treat. An unidentified
warbler flew in and briefly landed atop the silo. It's call reminded me more of
Palm Warbler than Yellow-rumped, but it flew off before I could get it in
binocular view.
Cackling Geese were much more conspicuous than the group of 13 Greater
White-fronted Geese. Raptors included Peregrine Falcon and Red-shouldered Hawk.
Seen by others today was the American Tree Sparrow west of the boat works and
the Rough-legged Hawk on Airport Hill between Fort Clatsop Rd. and Costco.
[ https://ebird.org/checklist/S98894378 ;| https://ebird.org/checklist/S98894378 ;
]
David
David C. Bailey
Seaside, Oregon
