I was at East 72nd Street from around 12:00 until 4:00.  There was a lot of
turnover of gulls throughout the period.  I ended up with 8 species,1 hybrid
and two unidentified birds.  Here is a brief summary:



Bonaparte's gull-  1 adult

Ring-billed gull- common

Herring gull- abundant

Thayer's gull- 2 (1 2nd cycle and one adult)

Kumlien's Iceland gull- 4 (2 2nd cycle, 1 3rd cycle, 1 adult)

Lesser black-backed gull- 7 (2 1st cycle and 5 adults)

Glaucous gull- 5 (2 1st cycle, 1 3rd cycle, 2 adults)

Great black-backed gull- common

Great-black-backed gull x herring gull- 1 adult

Dark mantled herring gull- 1 adult  (This bird looked a bit like a Vega
gull.  Much slimmer thinner build than the typical Great-black-backed gull x
herring gull hybrids that we have been seeing.)

Ring-billed/Common gull ?- 1 1st winter bird  (this bird was coarsely barred
on its head, chest and belly.  The rump was barred as was the undertail
coverts.  The Tail band was broad as in a young herring gull rather than the
typical ring-billed tail band.  Not sure if this was just an odd marked
ring-billed gull or what.)  I posted some photos of this bird at:



http://www.rarebird.org/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=7113
<http://www.rarebird.org/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=7113&PID=21618&#21618>
&PID=21618&#21618



John Pogacnik

4765 Lockwood Road

Perry, OH 44081




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