[nysbirds-l] A Second Slaty-backed Gull at Niagara Falls on the Niagara River!

2013-01-01 Thread Willie D'Anna and Betsy Potter
While looking for the SLATY-BACKED GULL that we co-found on Sunday, Betsy and I discovered a different adult SLATY-BACKED GULL. We had excellent views of it in flight as it fed about 200 yards from us. This bird differed from Sunday's bird by totally lacking black on the bill and also by lacking

[nysbirds-l] A Second Slaty-backed Gull at Niagara Falls on the Niagara River!

2013-01-01 Thread Willie D'Anna and Betsy Potter
While looking for the SLATY-BACKED GULL that we co-found on Sunday, Betsy and I discovered a different adult SLATY-BACKED GULL. We had excellent views of it in flight as it fed about 200 yards from us. This bird differed from Sunday's bird by totally lacking black on the bill and also by lacking