Hi all,

      Stopped by  72nd at around 1pm and stayed for about 2 hours. Gull numbers are spectacular and the ice brings alot of birds closer than they have been. Same stuff as yesterday essentially, different numbers - this would be the weekend to go.

  Iceland Gull - 17 was my count, ridiculous number good mix of ages - very nice.
  Glaucous Gull - 8  most were in close.
  Thayer's Gull - 2 -1 adult and 1 first year
  Lesser Black-backed Gull - about 20? mostly adults.
  Herring, Ring-billed, Great Black-backed all present in large numbers.
  Bonaparte's Gull - 2 ?
  Bald Eagle - 1 adult on ice.
  Peregrine Falcon - 1 scared everything up for a little while.

  Also just a note of interest, there is a bird that looks very similar to a Slaty-backed Gull. It has a mantle color nearly identical to Slaty-backed and while the head is pretty clean it has streaking within the range of pictures I've seen. However the wing pattern is completely wrong. I believe this bird might be the offspring of a Great Black-backed x Herring hybrid that was paired with a Great Black-backed Gull, so 3/4 GBBG and 1/4 HEGU. Just a guess, but that is the best I can come up with.

  Good Birding,

  Phil Chaon


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