Joe Lupfer, Karen Clark, Marilyn Rhodes, her friend Kevin (from
Wichita?) and myself waited patiently at the end of the trail along
the dam for more than an hour after others had left. We spent a lot
of time watching the Common and Pacific Loons feed and checked out
numerous Bonaparte's as they gracefully flew above the water before
making a dive and skimming the surface. This was all good practice
for the main event and we were ready for the Ross's Gull when the bird
started flying around 3:30 p.m. We had wonderful light with the sun
behind us and watched the bird for a good 20 minutes or more before
putting down our scopes/binocs and taking a break. Brad Asmus and
wife Kathy joined us and I lost track after that as folks started
streaming in to the location.
Thanks to Bob Andrews for recommending the afternoon location - the
light is terrific with the sun at your back and the Ross's ranged to
and fro, sometimes close and sometimes far, but we were always able to
keep it in sight.
"BRAVO" to Joe, Glenn, and Cole for finding and identifying the Ross's
Gull.
Mike Henwood
Morrison
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