Hi All,

Nancy and I went to Betterton Beach this evening for Ian's tae-kwon-do 
graduation picnic at about 6:00. There were over 115 Ring-billed Gulls 
on the beach, mostly youngsters but there was at least one adult. When 
the gulls flushed we noticed a dark-backed bird in the flock with a 
black tail-band. This proved to be a one-year-old LESSER BLACK-BACKED 
GULL just starting to develop a dark gray saddle. My first one in Kent 
County in something like two years and a June bird to boot. Also present 
were pairs of Cedar Waxwing and Blue Grosbeak, and four swallow species 
featuring rough-winged and Bank.

Good birding,

Walter Ellison

23460 Clarissa Rd
Chestertown, MD 21620

phone: 410-778-9568

e-mail: rossgull(AT)baybroadband.net

Observing Nature is like unwrapping a big pile of presents every time 
you take a walk.