Hi all,
I made a run up to Port Washington in Ozaukee County early this morning in
hopes to see the Laughing Gull that was reported yesterday. Upon arriving
at 7:00 am, I could see the adult Laughing Gull after making about 10 steps
away from the car. Wow, what a stunning gull! This gull is rare here as it
is a East Coast bird that. The gull was located at the rough beach-sandy
shore on the north end of the marina. The bird pretty much ate most of the
time I observed it, on and off during a 3 hour stay, I traveled to Coal
Dock Park for awhile and then returned. Ring-billed Gulls gave it a hard
time on and off with a little chasing. The harbor was full of gulls
everywhere you looked. Hopefully more rare birds will be found at this
location as it has been really great most of the winter. Birders I have not
seen for awhile showed for this gull, Daryl T, Tom W and John M. We all had
a fun time enjoying the great show the gull put on and talking bird stories
too. A big thank you to Barry Baumann for finding this bird yesterday and
getting the word out for others to see it. This was not a life bird as I
saw one at Coal Dock Park back in June of 2014. It was a beautiful morning
with mild temps, low winds, and mostly sunny skies.
Images of some of the action today from the Laughing Gull at this link if
you care to view them. Note, *some images may be graphic:*
*http://www.windowtowildlife.com/laughing-gull-port-washington-harbor-ozaukee-county-wisconsin-february-28-2018/
<http://www.windowtowildlife.com/laughing-gull-port-washington-harbor-ozaukee-county-wisconsin-february-28-2018/>*
Thanks and good birding,
Jim Edlhuber
Town of Genesee Waukesha Co
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