[wisb] Great Black-Backed Gull by Milwaukee car ferry 9/5 (plus Bradford Beach shorebirds)
- From: "Jym Mooney & Carol Lee Hopkins" <hopmoon@xxxxxxxxxx>
- To: "Wisbirdn" <wisbirdn@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sun, 5 Sep 2010 18:55:17 -0500
Scanning the breakwater off of the Milwaukee car ferry this afternoon around
5 I spotted a large gull with very white head and underparts and dark
checkered back and wings. Also noted was a large bill, pink at the base and
black at the end. The gull looked a bit larger and bulkier than nearby
Herring Gulls, and I believe it was a second cycle Great Black-Backed Gull.
Also this evening a group of 10-11 Sanderlings remained on the algae mat on
the rocks north of Bradford Beach, along with a couple of Semi-Palmated
Plovers (all of which I had first seen early this morning). Early this
morning I also had three Baird's and one Least Sandpiper on Bradford Beach,
with three more SP Plovers.
Jym Mooney, Milwaukee
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