Many of you may remember the gull reported as as a possible Little Gull at
Lake Calhoun in
mid-October. Throughout the day after it was first reported, many noted that
it was on death's
door, wouldn't make it through the day, was going to die at any moment, etc.
It also became
apparent that the gull was in fact a Bonaparte's Gull.
Update - I took the gull to the Wildlife Rehabilitation Center of
Minnesota. They nursed
it back to health. They noted that it was very weak and depressed and had
trouble walking. Today
I received a card from the Center indicating the gull recovered well enough to
be released 12/9 at
Black Dog! Coincidentally, three observers reported seeing one Bonaparte's
Gull in Dakota County
on that same day. I was surprised to hear it had been released up here. When
I spoke to the folks
at the Center, they felt there weren't enough BGs around for a safe release.
They were wiling to
put it on a plane for points South to ensure a safe release.
It ended up being such a fighter, I gotta think it's doing well!
Linda Sparling
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