[texbirds] Interesting Black-backed Gull at Quintana
- From: Ron Weeks <ronweeks@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: texbirds@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Fri, 14 Sep 2012 19:56:54 -0700 (PDT)
TexBirders,
Migrants have been really slow the last few days so I spent some time on the
beach tonight. Had 9 black-backed gulls tonight at the jetty. One of them was
noticeably larger and stockier than the others. I studied it for two hours
trying to decide if it might be a Kelp or Kelp hybird. Still not sure, but
would like for anyone down that way (Mark?) to get some better shots than I
did. It was frequenting the area between the jetty and fishing pier where as
many as 10 dark-backed gulls have been the last two days. This bird is heavy
molt and appears to have something wrapped around its left leg near the foot.
Thought it may have been a band at first. I believe it to be a 2nd year bird
with a n early full tail band.
While spending (wasting?) time with this gull also had a few lingering Least
Terns, several Common Terns, Semipalmated and Piping Plovers and a Swainson's
Hawk all from the beach.
Ron Weeks
Lake Jackson
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