A kettle of eleven Franklin's Gulls were noted soaring high above Marathon, drifting eastward, at ~1040 hrs. They seemed mostly non-breeding and/or 1st spring/summer birds as they lacked the black tail band. Matt York Marathon Brewster Co. -- www.bigbendnature.com Edit your Freelists account settings for TEXBIRDS at //www.freelists.org/list/texbirds Reposting of traffic from TEXBIRDS is prohibited without seeking permission from the List Owner