Folks, There were hundreds, maybe 1000+ gulls along the ice shelf in the Platte River Delta at Chatfield this morning. A first cycle Glaucous Gull was fairly easy to spot. Another pale, first cycle gull resembled a Kumlien's Iceland Gull. It was admittedly on the edge of pale Thayer's / dark Iceland but is worth studying as Iceland Gull has not been recorded in the park. A FOS Franklin's Gull was flying around the delta in adult breeding plumage. Later in the day, Joey Kellner reported a large portion of the ice had melted since this morning. I suppose 70 degrees will do that.
Glenn Walbek Castle Rock, CO http://www.pbase.com/gwalbek/2011_birds -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/cobirds?hl=en.
