After a 4 hour drive we arrived at Wheatley Harbor, west side of channel. The on duty Conservation Officer informed us that the Ivory Gull was present until 30 minutes ago. Dern. So we scanned all the gulls then hurriedly went for Hillman Marsh. No joy. Also have not seen another birder. So took a lap of the marsh near the Visitor Center. We met other birders and nobody knows anything. After 3 hours of frantic scurrying and searching a very wonderful gentleman with a scope shouts over from the east side of Wheatley harbor channel that the bird is 500 meters east of him. When we get there birders are gushing that the Ivory gull is 200 - 300 meters down the beach near the yellow buoy. Well it was near the yellow buoy but 25 yards away from me ON THE BEACH. That was 4:00 PM and we observed the Ivory Gull until 4:15 with a gentleman, a retired civil engineer, from Tucson AZ. He said he will visit the Ivory Gull again in the early morning. He had also seen it the previous day and earlier in the day.
Jerry Lazarczyk Grand Island NY
