[nysbirds-l] Franklin's Gulls- 4 seen today

[JGIUNTA746]

After finding the long-billed dowitchers at Santapogue creek Sy Schiff and  
I were lucky to see 4 different Franklin's gulls today. One at Venetian 
shores,  two at Captree S.P. and a final one at Malibu.
Very interesting  day

Joe Giunta

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[nysbirds-l] Franklin's Gulls

[Hugh McGuinness]

Just as an FYI, The appearance of FRANKLIN'S GULLS seems to be a widespread
occurrence. We have already had two FRANKLIN'S GULLS in Washington DC this
morning (the first in 5 or more years), and 4 at Ocean City, MD. Can Cave
Swallows be far behind?

Hugh

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[nysbirds-l] Franklin's Gulls, jaeger, grebes, ducks - Wilson, Niagara County

[Willie D'Anna and Betsy Potter]

I watched Lake Ontario again today for a couple of hours, this time from the 
yard.  The best bird was a juvenile/first-winter FRANKLIN'S GULL that flew by 
heading west (hopefully to the Niagara River!).  I also had one distant 
unidentified JAEGER, 13 HORNED GREBES, 5 RED-NECKED GREBES, 14 GREATER SCAUP, 
and 11 RED-BREASTED MERGANSERS.  My eBird checklist is below.

Good birding!
Willie D'Anna
Wilson, NY

Home, Niagara, US-NY
Sep 23, 2014 8:31 AM - 10:46 AM
Protocol: Stationary
Comments: I watched the lake from Yolanda's.  Submitted from BirdLog NA for 
iOS, version 1.5.1
17 species (+2 other taxa)

Canada Goose  69
Green-winged Teal  1 Relatively close.  Leading a small group of 
Red-breasted Mergansers, providing a neat contrast.
Greater Scaup  14 Groups of nine and five, flying west.  Compact 
fast-flying ducks with dark head and neck and broad white wing stripe that 
extended well out onto the primaries.  A few females also, which were brown 
with white at the base of the bill.  The group of nine landed on the water for 
a few minutes - difficult to study due to the choppy water but I still thought 
the head shape was rounded, more like Greater than Lesser Scaup.
Red-breasted Merganser  11 All females or molting males, three or four 
groups.  All were first detected in flight though some landed on the water.  
Largish with elongated straight profile.  Reddish on head and neck, white 
belly, and white on inner upperwings (secondaries and coverts).  Common 
Merganser ruled out by the more slender appearance of these birds and no sharp 
contrast between the head and neck.
Common Loon  12
Horned Grebe  13
Red-necked Grebe  5
Double-crested Cormorant  28
shorebird sp.  7 Groups of three, two, and two, all flying west.  All were 
frustratingly distant.  The last two provided the best view but still distant - 
they seemed brownish and small, possibly peeps.
jaeger sp.  1 A very dark angular bird that briefly chased a Common Tern, 
whereupon it showed a striking white flash at the base of the underside of the 
primaries.  After this brief chase, it flew low over the water and shortly, I 
could no longer follow it having lost sight of it in the air distortion.
Bonaparte's Gull  2
Franklin's Gull  1 Distant, flying west.  A darkish gull but clearly less 
bulky, shorter-winged, and with quicker less powerful wingbeats than a Herring 
Gull, which in immature plumage, usually appears browner.  My next thought was 
Ring-billed Gull but the upperparts (wings and back) seemed too dark and 
relatively uniform and the wingbeats seemed shorter and quicker.  The wings and 
back were grayish brown, not clean as on an adult, blending into blackish near 
the tips.  I cannot say for certain that I detected a dark half-hood but I 
thought I did on a couple of occasions.  I could not see the tail clearly but 
the rump appeared white.  I continued to watch and the bird suddenly did a 
circle and a short flight upward showing its white rump and tail with only a 
thin terminal or subterminal tail band.  The view of the tail was too brief to 
say whether or not the band extended to the edges.  This, however, definitive 
ruled out a first cycle Laughing Gull, which would show a thicker tail band.  
This description may not completely rule out a second cycle Laughing Gull but I 
think that would look more uniform on the wings and probably would give a 
different jizz with its longer wings.
Ring-billed Gull  42
Herring Gull  35
Common Tern  8
Belted Kingfisher  1
Blue Jay  2
American Crow  1
European Starling  2

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[nysbirds-l] Franklin's Gulls and Kittiwakes - Buffalo

[Willie D'Anna and Betsy Potter]

The previously reported FRANKLIN'S GULLS (two first-winter birds) and
BLACK-LEGGED KITTIWAKE at the south end of Squaw Island, Buffalo were joined
by a second KITTIWAKE this morning.  All four of these birds, at various
times, were at close-focus or closer range. Just spectacular and well worth
the trip.  Both of the first-year Kittiwakes lacked a black nape bar.

 

There are lots of Bonaparte's Gulls on the Niagara River now and the number
of large gulls is slowly building.  GLAUCOUS, ICELAND, and LITTLE GULLS were
reported in the Niagara Falls and Lewiston areas today.

 

Good birding!

Willie

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[nysbirds-l] Franklin's Gulls - Squaw Island - Buffalo 11/11/13

[joetf1973]

I did not see Jim Pawlicki's message yesterday stating that there are 2 
Franklin's Gulls at Squaw Island. Both birds were present earlier at the south 
end of the island (i.e. the foot of Ferry St). One appeared to be in a more 
advanced state of molting that the other (1 was darker with a more intact hood, 
the other bird had a white crown). Rick Bacher, Sue Barth, Tom Kerr and Joe 
Mitchell were also present.


I did not see a Kittiwake or Little Gull (Rick had a Kittiwake at some point - 
both should be in the mix).


Joe Fell


Buffalo, NY

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