[TN-Bird] Re: LITTLE GULL - Booker T. Washington State Park, Hamilton County - 12/8/13
- From: Ruben Stoll <birdchaserrws@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: marksmcshane@xxxxxxxxx, TN-Bird <tn-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 09 Dec 2013 11:01:38 -0600
The previously reported adult Little Gull is present now 11:30 AM, at the
Booker T Washington boat dock.
It is by itself, flying back and forth between the dam area and the direction
of Harrison Bay.
Ruben Stoll.
Sent from my LG Mobile
Mark McShane <marksmcshane@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>Hi All,
>
>Max Medley, of Dalton GA, and I spent today trying to find the LITTLE
>GULL eBird posted yesterday by David Hollie. Despite the weather we
>repeatedly tried some vantage points from Chickamauga Dam up through
>the Harrison Bay area over and over throughout the day, we started at about
>9am. At about 3pm from the boat ramp at Booker T. Washington State Park we
>spied a LITTLE GULL pretty far out with a good-sized widespread group of
>foraging Bonaparte's Gulls out to our left and more towards the dam.
>
>We lost the bird as some fog and rain moved through, but we relocated it
>again, and eventually on the water as well, at about 4:45pm. It was great
>to see the bird flying very close at times to the many Bonaparte's for a
>great size comparison with the bird being much smaller than they. At the
>range a dusky cap, and dark spot behind the eye could just be made out, and
>the pale gray upperwings and dark grayish blackish underwings, with white
>trailing edges showed well.
>
>When we left around at around 5pm there were hundreds of gulls on the water
>far out at the left end of the vista from the boat ramp. I would imagine
>that those gulls will be on the water there tonight and in the area of the
>dam and Booker T. in the morning.
>
>Good Birding All,
>
>Mark
>
>Mark McShane
>Lawrenceville, Gwinnett County, Georgia
>www.neargareport.com
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