[TN-Bird] California Gull Marion county
- From: "Tommie Rogers" <Bananaquit@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <tn-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sun, 29 Mar 2009 21:37:52 -0400
This afternoon I went to Nickajack Dam to look for terns. I saw one Caspian
Tern. While observing gulls on the locks at the dam, I immediately noticed
one with a darker mantle. It was larger than the Ring-billed Gulls and had
a dark eye. The gull was not dark enough to be Lesser Black-backed. The
head almost appeared to have a gray hood because of gray mottling on the
crown and nape. There was also some gray on the upper breast. It was a
third year California gull with dark primaries, dark tail, and white tertial
crescents.. Unfortunately, I didn't have a camera. Hopefully it will
still be there tomorrow.
Two Blue-gray Gnatcatchers were foraging near Shell Mound. A raft of 32
Common Loons were near the dam. One Horned Grebe was present with mostly
winter plumage.
Two Osprey were nesting about 3 feet off the water on boulders present for
channel markers.
Tommie Rogers
Marion county
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