------- Forwarded message follows ------- From: "Elizabeth Copper" <[email protected]> To: <jslind at frontiernet.com> Subject: great black-backed gull at the Virginia dump
My husband and I today (11/13) found what appeared to be a first- cycle great black-backed gull in a flock of primarily herring gulls on the roof of a large building near the entrance to the Virginia dump. The bird was generally pale in appearance compared to a nearby first-cycle herring gull, was noticeably larger than the herring gulls, and had a very prominent all-black bill. The bird?s head was very pale almost white, the coverts were very speckled in appearance contrasting with the black primaries. We saw the bird at approximately 11:00 am watched it for about 10 minutes and it was still sitting on the roof when we left. The gull was not there when I checked the following day. The Virginia landfill is just east of Virginia, just north of 135, apparently an extension of Bourgin Road. Elizabeth and Robert Copper Melrude ------- End of forwarded message -------
