The Slaty-backed Gull relocated this morning (3/22) by Chris Newton on Randall Road in the town of Porter lingered up till about 1:15 p.m. when it flew off and began soaring high overhead and it glided off to the SW towards the Lewiston Reservior/Niagara Co. Landfill (the latter of which has no public access to my knowledge). Nearly all features of the bird are in-line with the sightings back on Feb. 22 at the Lewiston Reservior and March 16 again in the town of Porter and it is very probable that they all involve the same individual. At this point in time, thoroughly checking all the gull flocks in fields in the NW corner of Niagara Co. and at the Lewiston Reservoir seem to be the best strategies for re-locating the bird.
For those interested, a small collage of distant, through heat-shimmer, nearly back-lit photos of the bird can be found here: www.flickr.com/photos/jmpawli10 P.S. you really do not need to click on the thumbnail Jim Pawlicki Amherst, NY -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/maillist.html 2) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html 3) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
