Seems to have been a nice influx of gulls to northern Colorado. I heard from others that good numbers of loafing/staging gulls were at Horseshoe and Loveland Lakes in Loveland this afternoon, and that they flew off towards the southwest at the end of the day. I joined Cole Wild at dusk to check out the gull roost at Carter Lake, southwest of Loveland. Ring-billed Gull numbers were low (less than 100), but larger gulls were well represented. The gulls were distant and light was fading, but I believe the following were present: Glaucous Gull – 4 (3 immatures, 1 adult) Thayer’s Gull – 1+ first-cycle immatures GLAUCOUS-WINGED GULL – 1 first cycle (uniform brown from head to wingtip, large droopy bill, duck-like shape, as large as the GLGUs present) Lesser Black-backed Gull – 1 or 2 Herring Gull – several dozens
If anyone finds the Glaucous-winged Gull, and manages to get photos, please share. Nick Komar Fort Collins CO -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds" group. To post to this group, send email to cobirds@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to cobirds+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/cobirds?hl=en.
