I had an adult California gull at Conneaut this morning between 9:00 and
10:00.  It was amongst a large group of gulls on the sand spit.  The gate
still closed so I had to walk out for a closer look and positive ID.  The
problem is there were so many gulls you still could not get that close
without scaring them up.  I was able to get a brief, but diagnostic look at
it before it landed amongst a dense group of birds.  I tried to relocate it
later from across the harbor but was unable to relocate it.  Other birds of
note were 3 glaucous gulls, 1 Iceland gull, 2 lesser black-backed gulls, and
a long-tailed duck.  I also saw 2 pectoral sandpipers on the sand spit.  I
did not see the Eurasian wigeon or the black-headed gull.  I saw only 1
Bonaparte's gull.



John Pogacnik

4765 Lockwood Road

Perry, OH 44081




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