Sounds as if Jug Bay has been exciting in the las few days! Hope someone
will post if either the Ruff or the Franklin's Gull returns...

We are off to Back River to check on gulls --

Gail Mackiernan
Colesville, MD

on 04/09/2004 12:23 AM, Matt Hafner at  wrote:

> Thanks to Jeff Shenot reporting our sightings at Jug Bay this evening.  I only
> caught a slight mistake in his list.  It was a Franklin's Gull that I saw
> before everyone else arrived, not a Bonaparte's Gull.
>
> The Franklin's Gull was a beautiful adult in full breeding plumage, including
> a nice pink wash underneath.  This was a completely unexpected surprise as I
> was ignoring the gulls until this bird flew through my scope.  This bird had
> very limited black on the end of the wing and reminded me of a white-winged
> gull.  Very neat bird, I haven't seen one since last April in TX where I'll
> will be seeing more in another week.  I watched this bird flying around the
> river for several minutes before it settled in the water, then moved to a flat
> where I lost it in the gull mix.  A few minutes later, I watched it take off
> and head toward the Chesapeake.  I don't know what the odds would be, but this
> bird may be back with the afternoon gull flock tomorrow.
>
> Matt Hafner
> College Park, MD
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