Just a quick update on the Gull situation here in Cecil County. I arrived at the landfill 
at 7:30 this morning with the only birds flying around were Starlings and Both Crow species. 
Oh and I did have several Savannah Sparrows. No Gulls. 30 minutes later the man showed up 
and started up the machine that smashes the trash down. 20 minutes after that he started 
moving. The Lunch Whistle started. I think it happened when the machine would start 
beeping in reverse. The gulls showed up like the snow this morning. They dropped out of 
the clouds. There was only about 1000 birds but the first bird that showed up was the 1st 
year dark Iceland I had yesterday at the park. Beautiful bird!  Then twice, I noticed what I 
thought was another Iceland. The back coloration and light flashes in the secondary into the 
primaries. It had a solid back bill. Much smaller than the Herring Gulls bills that were around. 
The primaries were much darker than the dark Iceland that was flying around. When it would 
land for about 3 seconds the primaries were a light brown. They were edged with a white 
pattern equal on each primary, the light color started on the bottom of the outside edge for 
the primary feathers and rounded the tip and ended up much more on the top of the feather
 of the primary.I also noticed that the secondary were trimmed on the 
outside with white. Much more than the primaries. When in flight the birds primaries 
had a white and light brown stripe flash. Almost looked like a Iceland from the top. Just 
slightly darker back, mantle and primaries. 
The basic look of the bird was light with lots of fine brown markings and a lighter head.
I think this is the bird that John Churchill had last week. It looks like a 1st year Thayer's to me.
I hope someone else will come and look at this bird.
Well, the snow machine was pumping away and I couldn't last more than 2 hours out there.
It was nice that Chris Starling finally got his over due Iceland Gull Life bird today. Congratulations!
He joined me late and found the bird on his own. That's how you get your life bird. Good Job.
Happy birding.
Sean McCandless