Posting for Jeremy Hatt......
Jeremy called at 12:45pm to say he was very confident that he was
looking at an adult Slaty-backed Gull with his scope in with a large
bunch of gulls loafing on the south side of Cty Rd 18 opposite the
Windsor - Essex Landfill. He is seeing most of the features of a
Slaty-backed including the wide, white trailing edge of the wings,
bright pink legs, dark-smudged head, mantle colour, etc. Also in the
same bunch of gulls is at least 1 each of Glaucous, Iceland and Lesser
Black-backed Gulls and several Great Black-backed Gulls for comparison
of size and plumage.
Cty rd 18 is a major east-west county road in Essex County running from
Amherstburg in the west to Kingsville in the east. You can get to it
from Arner Line to the east or from Walker Road to the west. Walker Road
is connected to Hwy 401. Arner Line connects the town of Essex to the
Lake Erie shoreline. If coming from the Leamington area take Hwy 3 to
Windsor and exit on Cty Rd 18 south of the Town of Essex.
You will see the landfill long before you arrive. The gulls loaf in the
ploughed field to the south of the Landfill. The only parking is a
narrow shoulder on both sides of Rd 18. Traffic is fast along here so be
careful parking and getting out of your vehicle.
Dave Martin
for Jeremy Hatt
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