[TN-Bird] Ring-billed Gulls - about 800 at Ish Creek Bay in Blount County

  • From: Marcia Davis <tennwren@xxxxxxxxx>
  • To: tn-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Thu, 4 Jan 2018 16:28:18 -0500

I finally counted - or tried to count - the gulls in the sunshine today and estimated at least 800 Ring-billed Gulls loafing on the ice where Prater Flats is frozen over in Ish Creek Bay near Lowes Ferry Road in Blount County.

I estimated them looking through my spotting scope and tried to count them. They were densely packed and there may be a couple a hundred more than the 800 I estimated. They started using the ice a few days ago and are now pretty close to Lowe's Ferry Road. I did notice a couple of gulls that looked smaller but could not ID them. The Bonapartes that were here for weeks  seem to have disappeared with the cold spell.

You should be able to get good views of gulls in Ish Creek Bay in the afternoon sun from Lowes Ferry Road. They usually leave about 4:30 or 5 every afternoon.

Marcia Davis

Scenic Point, Louisville,  Blount County

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