Hi all, This morning I saw two LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULLS with the many Herring and Great Black-backed gulls at the Cornell compost facility. The 2nd cycle bird I saw at Stewart Park last week was present, along with a 3rd cycle bird, perhaps the bird others had been reporting last weekend. Photos of the two birds are here: https://picasaweb.google.com/111137855303614931880/Winter20112012#5706464428233004434
An adult Lesser Black-backed has also been seen at Stewart Park as recently as Saturday, so there are at least three individuals around (plus the Deans Cove adult that was seen a bit south around Poplar Beach and Elm Beach this weekend.) A 1st cycle ICELAND GULL was at the compost on Saturday and then it (or the other 1st cycle that is around) was at Stewart Park in the evening. I did not see either Iceland today at the compost, and I have not seen the Glaucous again since the day it was at Stewart Park in the morning. Good birding, Jay -- Jay McGowan Macaulay Library Cornell Lab of Ornithology [email protected] -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
