Hi Arie and all, Is this a three month-old bird of the year (=Hatching-Year and first-winter plumage) or a 15 month-old bird (=Second-Year; possibly still first-summer plumage, but more likely second-winter plumage by late September)?
Shai Mitra Bay Shore ________________________________________ From: bounce-119719527-11143...@list.cornell.edu [bounce-119719527-11143...@list.cornell.edu] on behalf of Arie Gilbert [ariegilb...@optonline.net] Sent: Tuesday, September 29, 2015 12:58 PM To: NYSBIRDS-L@cornell edu Subject: RE: [nysbirds-l] Franklins gull Captree island suffk co. Correction: First SUMMER Franklins Arie Gilbert No. Babylon NY www.powerbirder.blogspot www.qcbirdclub.org Sent from "Loretta IV" in the field -------- Original message -------- From: Arie Gilbert <ariegilb...@optonline.net> Date: 09/29/2015 12:19 PM (GMT-05:00) To: "NYSBIRDS-L@cornell edu" <NYSbirds-L@cornell.edu> Subject: [nysbirds-l] Franklins gull Captree island suffk co. Amongst laughing gulls hawking insects over the road was one first winter Franklins gull. Also present long and short billed dowitchers. Stilt sppr. Pectoral sppr. Grtr yellowlegs. Numerous Boat tailed grackles. Amongst usual suspects. With Phil Uruburu Seen on 09/29/2015 @ 12:18 PM Arie Gilbert No. Babylon NY www.powerbirder.blogspot www.qcbirdclub.org Sent from "Loretta IV" in the field -- NYSbirds-L List Info: Welcome and Basics<http://www.northeastbirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME> Rules and Information<http://www.northeastbirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES> Subscribe, Configuration and Leave<http://www.northeastbirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm> Archives: The Mail Archive<http://www.mail-archive.com/nysbirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html> Surfbirds<http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L> BirdingOnThe.Net<http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html> Please submit your observations to eBird<http://ebird.org/content/ebird/>! -- -- NYSbirds-L List Info: Welcome and Basics<http://www.northeastbirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME> Rules and Information<http://www.northeastbirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES> Subscribe, Configuration and Leave<http://www.northeastbirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm> Archives: The Mail Archive<http://www.mail-archive.com/nysbirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html> Surfbirds<http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L> BirdingOnThe.Net<http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html> Please submit your observations to eBird<http://ebird.org/content/ebird/>! -- ________________________________ CSI Tops MONEY magazine’s Best Colleges list for 2015-2016><http://csitoday.com/2015/07/csi-tops-money-magazines-best-colleges-list-for-2015-2016/> -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/nysbirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
