To clarify, the non-breeders in the group of gulls didn't have the spot on
the side of the head that I'm used to seeing on Bonaparte's.  Not that that
would necessarily rule them out I suppose.

Kristen

On Sat, Apr 4, 2015 at 1:57 PM, Femme Metal <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> Around 1:30, I saw 7 smaller gulls, one with a solid black head, a couple
> others that look like they're getting there and a few females or
> non-breeders, at New Russia Township Nature Preserve.  I'm pretty sure
> they're not Bonaparte's gulls, but I didn't get a good enough look to tell
> if they're Laughing, Franklin's or another species.  The bills looked solid
> black to me - not the reddish or partly reddish like I've seen in guides.
>
> If anyone else has seen these birds, or swings by there and happens to see
> and identify them, I would love to hear from you.
>
> Also saw two Pied-billed Grebes, my first Eastern Meadowlark of the year,
> a hovering Kestrel and a hawk, most likely a Red-tailed, but I'd barely
> spotted it before it dropped down to the ground as I was driving away.
>
> Happy Birding!
> Kristen
>

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