This was posted to VA-Birds but since Hunting Creek is directly adjacent
Maryland waters and hence nearby to DC waters as well, observers should
keep a good eye out. Based on the observation of the bird flying out
over the river, it went into Maryland!

Tyler Bell

California, MD

Subject: California Gull, Hunting Creek
From: "P R Mocko" <paulbirds19 AT hotmail.com>
Date: Mon, 12 Dec 2005 14:05:46 -0500

Posted for Rob Young:

From: Young, Rob
To: 'va-bird AT freelists.org '
Sent: 12/11/2005 6:05 PM
Subject: California Gull, Hunting Creek

There was an adult CALIFORNIA GULL on the mud at Hunting Creek this
evening, amongst the Ring-billed, Herring and Laughing Gulls. It
remained until the tide rose to cover almost all of the mud at which
time it was lost with 50% of the gulls that flew over the GW Parkway out
to the river.

Rob Young
Alexandria, VA