Iceland, LBB Gulls at Patuxent WRC

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Barry and I went over to the Patuxent Wildlife Research Center's Vistor Center
this afternoon, as we were in the neighborhood, thinking to check to see if
there were any gulls on Lake Reddington (behind the Visitor's Ctr.) Well,
there were about 1500 gulls -- mostly Ringbilled, Herring and a few Greater
Black-backs and even two or three Laughing Gulls. A closer look revealed some
goodies amongst the herd: an adult Lesser Black-backed, a first-winter
Iceland Gull and an adult Iceland (Kumlien's) Gull, showing pale grey markings
in the primaries.

These gulls were mostly bathing and loafing, probably having earlier visited
the nearby landfill. The lake is mostly frozen over, making ID easier.

The Bowie CBC is tomorrow but the gulls may not be there in force, as the
landfill will be closed.

Anyway, shows it's worth checking out gulls now -- the northern ones have
arrived!

Gail Mackiernan and Barry Cooper
Silver Spring, MD

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