Glaucous-winged Gull

[Sarah Lamond]

Currently on the grand river at scarfe Ave

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[Bob Curry]

All,

I went to Bayfront Park this afternoon arriving about 1620. As I walked out the northern spur that points to the High Level Bridge

a loose group of about 30 gulls came soaring and gliding overhead.  One was clearly a white-winged gull - with white underprimaries.

I kept looking at it because of what I was doing there and because it had a robust all-black bill. As it glided away from me heading towards 

the North Shore of the Bay I was now able to see the upperside. It had grey-brown primaries concolorous with the mantle. There was a broad grey-brown tail band, essentially the entire tail, which contrasted with a white rump. The bill continued to look large and black.  The bird appeared quite stocky.

To my mind and as I look at photos the only species this might be confused with are a dark second cycle Thayer's Gull or a very dark "Kumlien's Gull".

Both those birds are less robust than this bird was. The bill was too robust and the tail rump contrast too great for those "species".

I think it went down with the other birds over towarss Holy Sepulchre Cemetery. I went over to the yaught club to make sure that it hadn't circled back. It hadn't; there was one first cycle Glaucous Gull on the docks.

Bob Curry

[Sarah Lamond]

James Lees reports that the gull is back at location below at 11:15am.

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> On Jan 7, 2022, at 11:41 AM, Sarah Lamond <sarah....@hotmail.com> wrote:
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> Currently on the grand river at scarfe Ave

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> Dropped pin
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> Sent from my iPhone
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[Sarah Lamond]

Bill Lamond reports that the gull is currently sitting on the river at the Scarfe Ave lookout.

Sarah

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[Sarah Lamond]

Bill Lamond reports that the GWGU just landed on the river at Scarfe Ave, but was immediately flushed by a Bald Eagle. Will update if it comes back.

[Sarah Lamond]

It’s back. Birds are extremely flighty though.

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> On Jan 14, 2022, at 12:11 PM, Sarah Lamond <sarah....@hotmail.com> wrote:
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> Bill Lamond reports that the GWGU just landed on the river at Scarfe Ave, but was immediately flushed by a Bald Eagle. Will update if it comes back.

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> Sarah
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[Sarah Lamond]

Gulls flushed again, and about half came back and landed but the GWGU did not.

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> On Jan 14, 2022, at 12:35 PM, Sarah Lamond <sarah....@hotmail.com> wrote:
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> It’s back. Birds are extremely flighty though.

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