Hi folks,

I sorted through a large group of gulls on the ice of Schoolhouse Pond this afternoon before heading home (a little after 3).  There was a pretty good sized group of gulls gathered on the ice in the increasingly heavy snow.  There were approximately 800 Ring-billed Gulls, 14 Herring Gulls, and 1 adult Bonaparte's Gull.  The bird was perched on the ice with the Ring-billed Gulls.  The Bonie was present both at lunch and after work.  It was my first Bonaparte's Gull of the winter at the pond.  Otherwise, it was a pretty slow week, with no white winged gulls.  The only black backed gulls I had this week were two Lesser Black-backed Gulls on Sunday.  One was an adult and one was a 1st winter, and I was able to get somewhat close photos of each.

Fred Shaffer
Crofton, MD