Julie Davis just called me and said over 20 Franklin's Gulls settled back into the Alum Lake beach (10:30 am). Tom Bain had observed them earlier and called her. I hope lots more people get to see these really cool gulls!!! --- On Mon, 9/28/09, rob thorn <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > From: rob thorn <[log in to unmask]> > Subject: [Ohio-birds] Franklin'sGulls,Avocet, Alum Lake,9-28 > To: [log in to unmask] > Date: Monday, September 28, 2009, 10:41 PM > Sorry about the late post, but I > rushed off to work (where I can't use outside Email). > There were 12 FRANKLIN'S GULLS this morning among the gull > throng on the beach at Alum Lake State Park. They were > in the midst of 500 Ring-bills, 10 Herring, and 1 > Bonaparte's, so the blustery weather had filled a gull > cornucopia. At one point, the poor Bonapartes had > grabbed a minnow and was being pursued by members of the > other 3 species! Also along the beach were 20 Kildeer > and 1 AMERICAN AVOCET, so it was a bustling place. > > The beach wasn't the only star spot at Alum Lake. > Despite the strong wind, I also spent time over at New > Galena, where there was a decent movement of waterfowl > (small flocks of Mallards, Wigeon, and Green-winged > Teal,....well, the 70 Teal weren't exactly a small flock) > and some migrant blue jays (50/45 minutes) & hawks > (Sharpie, Red-tail, and 6 Turkey Vultures in the same time > span). > > Finally, I walked around the visitor's center above the > beach, which was in a small windless area that attracted a > nice fallout of smaller landbird migrants. Highlights > included: > > Woodpeckers: red-bellied, Downies, Hairy, 5 Flickers, 1 > sapsucker > > Flycatchers : 3 E.Wood Pewees and 1 Least Flycatcher > > Vireos: 1 each of Philadelphia & Blue-headed > > Thrushes: 6-7 Swainsons, along with a flock of 6 > E.Bluebirds > > Warblers: 12 species, all within 100 yards of the > visitor's center: Parula, Nashville, Magnolia (6), > Black-thr.Green (5), Cape May, Blackpoll, Bay-breasted, > Yellow-rumped, Black&White, Redstart (6), CONNECTICUT (1 > female/juv), Hooded, plus some 6-8 individuals that weren't > identified. > > Sparrows: Chipping, Field, Song, White-throated, > Lincoln's > > Others: 1 Rose-br.Grosbeak, 1 Scarlet tanager > > ______________________________________________________________________ > > 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] > ______________________________________________________________________ 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]