The Black-tailed Gull was seen today (Thursday) about 1pm on the Ashtabula River on the south side of the Rt 531 concrete bridge. Several birders who waited all morning at Lake Shore Park quickly moved and all got great views. The bird was on water-covered ice most of the time at the edge of large groups of Ring-billed Gulls. It's tail looks just like the field guides - wide black band followed by a small margin of white at the end. Beautiful! It only took me 4 trips to Ashtabula to score! I wonder how many people have seen this bird since it first arrived? Matt Valencic Chagrin Falls, OH ______________________________________________________________________ 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]