I think I got some long range photos of the gull yesterday. They are posted
at http://Monroe.20m.com/franklingull.htm .  Feel free to let me know if I
mis-identified it.

Monroe Harden
Havre de  Grace

On Aug 23, 2011 8:45 AM, "Dan Haas" <> wrote:
> No FRGU from 6:45-7:45AM this AM.
>
> Low tide is 1:13PM though...
>
> Dan
> St. Margaret's, MD
> Nervousbirdsatgmail.com
>
>
>
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> On Aug 22, 2011, at 9:31 PM, Matt Hafner <> wrote:
>
>> I went back to Tydings this evening from 6:15-7:00pm. The Franklin's Gull
wasn't present, but there were 4 Black Terns flying around and 5 Semi Sands
on the flats.
>>
>> Also, just a note, while this morning the Franklin's was the only gull I
saw with a full hood, this evening there was a Laughing Gull with a full
hood. Both birds had some white around the bill.
>>
>> Matt Hafner
>> Forest Hill, MD
>>
>>
>> On Aug 22, 2011, at 7:58 PM, Joe Hanfman <> wrote:
>>
>>> Thanks Matt. While Ron Gutberlet, Mike Burchette, Betsy Bangert, Mark
>>> Johnson, Jeff Culler, and I were waiting for the Franklin's Gull to
reappear
>>> around 3:30 pm we had up to 6 Black Terns flying over the hydrilla.
>>>
>>>
>>> Joe Hanfman
>>> Columbia, MD
>>>
>>>
>>> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
>>> From: Matt Hafner <>
>>> Date: Mon, Aug 22, 2011 at 1:20 PM
>>> Subject: [MDOSPREY] Adult Franklin's Gull at Tydings in Havre de Grace
>>> To: 
>>>
>>>
>>> Late this morning I found an adult Franklin's Gull flying over Tydings
>>> Island in Havre de Grace. It did a few loops over the flats, and nearly
>>> landed on a piling in the marina, then gained altitude and I lost it.
About
>>> 20 minutes later, the bird flew past me again and did a few circles, but
>>> settled down on the flats with other gulls and terns. Many of the birds
>>> flushed and I lost the Franklin's, but found it a few minutes later
flying
>>> around in front of me and was able to take a few photos and a video. The
>>> bird eventually settled down on a hydrilla mat just off the marina boat
>>> launch. There were about 30 Ring-bills, 2 Laughings, and the Franklin's
on
>>> the mat. I ran into Russ Kovach and Matt Anthony and was able to get
both
>>> of them on the bird as well. Around 11:45, it flew off towards the
flats,
>>> but we lost it and never refound it before we left at 12:15. High tide
is
>>> at 3:35pm today, but I don't think it will be that low and the hydrilla
mat
>>> will still be there even at high tide. I think there is a good chance
the
>>> bird could be around this afternoon/evening.
>>>
>>>
>>> While I was there, it was the only gull with a full black hood. All the
>>> Laughings were either juveniles, or hoodless.
>>>
>>>
>>> Here is a youtube link with some video I took of the gull:
>>> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KABQ_IaC6uo
>>>
>>>
>>> Good birding,
>>>
>>>
>>> Matt Hafner
>>> Forest Hill, MD
>>>
>>>
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