The large flock of Ring-billed Gulls which were residents on Caesar Creek beach have not been seen for several days but this AM there was a lone BONAPARTE'S GULL in its winter plummage. We usually get a goodly number of these small, slick gulls and I hope this is just the advance scout. Last Summer Day Cheers, Larry Gara ______________________________________________________________________ Ohio-birds mailing list, a service of the Ohio Ornithological Society. Our thanks to Miami University for hosting this mailing list. Additional discussions can be found in our forums, at www.ohiobirds.org/forum/. You can join or leave the list, or change your options, at: http://listserv.muohio.edu/scripts/wa.exe?LIST=OHIO-BIRDS Send questions or comments about the list to: [log in to unmask]