What, you mean you didn't eat it for lunch?
________________________________ From: Thom V. Cervesas <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Thu, April 1, 2010 8:52:00 AM Subject: [MidHudsonBirds] Ross's Gull Thursday, 1 April 2010 While driving back from work this morning I spotted what looked like a very unusual white gull flying along the water by Esopus Bend National Park (EBNP). At first I thought it was a hybrid Ring-billed Gull with an Ivory Gull, but then I noticed it had some pinkish color on the underside. Just by luck I had my camera with me and managed to roll down the window to get a decent photo from the bridge. I think it is definately a FOS adult Ross's Gull in breeding plumage. See for yourself: http://www.greglasl ey.net/Images/ Ross%27s% 20Gull%20F3. jpg Directions: From Kingston proceed north to Malden-on-the- Hudson then go another 2K miles northwest until you reach the town of Churchill. Just after entering the town, turn right about a mile before where the old Walldrugs store used to be before they tore it down and scan the water for the bird feeding along the shoreline. Good luck, keep warm, and you might want to pack a lunch. Thom V. Cervesas Stoned Ridge, NY [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
