Folks,

My photos from my brief visit early yesterday AM are here:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/nervousbird/

The bird was facing away from the sun, so the red that was visible on the
bird's bill through the scope doesn't quite show up as well in the photos
(like on this bird's legs).  But, I'll admit the hood looks intriguing.

As I was telling Bill in an email earlier... it's okay, I have BHGU for
February... but I do still need BHGUxRBGU hybrid for February (in Somerset,
that is).  ; )

Best,

Dan

On Wed, Feb 16, 2011 at 3:06 PM, Bill Hubick <> wrote:

> Hi Everyone,
>
> I had meant to post about this earlier (sorry, crazy week), but it appears
> that one of the gulls spending time at Fairmount WMA (East Impoundment),
> Somerset Co. is a BLACK-HEADED X RING-BILLED GULL HYBRID. There are a number
> of photos of this bird, which I believe is not the same bird as originally
> noted on the Montgomery Bird Club field trip last Saturday. While the
> two-bird theory is always contentious, remember that our last BHGU x RBGU
> (Eagle Harbor, P.G.) was traveling with an apparently pure individual. There
> are a number of features noted on Saturday that are inconsistent with later
> photos. I owe some people out there e-mail responses, but I wanted to get
> the word out for others visiting the area. If you go, please try to get lots
> of photos and we'll sort them all out later. :) You gotta love gulls!
>
> Have a good one,
>
> Bill
>
> Bill Hubick
> Pasadena, Maryland
> 
> http://www.billhubick.com
>