I don't think this has been posted here recently, but the juvenile LAUGHING GULL with the odd white outer primaries is still hanging around the south end of Cayua Lake intermittently, most recently Tuesday evening and Wednesday morning, then Wednesday evening. It seems to show up most often in the later part of the evening, often sitting on the white lighthouse jetty and then moving to the rocky base of the red lighthouse jetty as it gets darker or if it is disturbed. Last night we observed do both these things, then get flushed off the red lighthouse and later found it sitting on the water well to the north, probably not visible from land even with the very calm lake, then finally flying north up the lake at dusk. There are definitely evenings where it is not around, so it must vary its roost site. When it shows up, distant views are achievable from Stewart Park, probably best from the swan pen, and closer looks are possible from the shore of Hogs Hole/Treman Marine Park.
Here is our list from last night with photos showing the white in the wings : http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S24772004 Cheers, Jay McGowan -- 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/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/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/ --
