Thanks for the post Andy; though the LAGU was not being seen when I left
at 5:30pm.
You are right about it being rare in Montgomery (as well as Howard).
And most of the records are flyovers. Wonder what has brought two rare
gulls, as well as some uncommon shorebirds to this one spot all of a
sudden. (I don't think Patagonia picnic table effect is the complete
explanation.) Incidentally, I now have Sabine's Gull, Franklin's Gull,
and Little Gull in the county but still lack Laughing!
Good birding!
Jim Moore
Rockville, MD
On 9/9/2012 5:43 PM, andy wilson wrote:
> Dear all,
> At 2:45 this afternoon I watched the Sabine's Gull fly north up the
> lake, not sure whether anyone has seen it since (?).
> Almost immediately afterwards, a Laughing Gull landed exactly where
> the Sabine's had been sat on the spit - I have a couple of blurry
> digi-scope photos. I mentioned this in a previous email but thought
> I'd send it out again. Having returned home and checked eBird, I found
> that Laughing Gull is a rarer bird in Montgomery County than I
> thought. Didn't want county listers to overlook this in the barrage of
> Sabine's Gull posts!
> Cheers
> Andy Wilson, Frederick
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