Hi all, John Herman called me about 1.5 hours ago stating there was a probable 1st cycle Iceland Gull in mid-reservoir out from the Sail Club towards the east end of it, just off St.Rt. 97. I joined JH shortly thereafter and soon found the bird floating in the water (mostly asleep) amongst the several hundred Herring/Ring-billed/Bonaparte's hordes. Two Lesser Black-backs were also found by John Although I didn't see the Iceland flying, JH did. It is a generally all-over dirty white bird with a somewhat dirty face but no black on wings. It had a definitely all dark - near black bill. Size-wise, it was intermediate between the Ring-billed and Herring gulls and probably slightly closer to a Herring. If anyone is interested in chasing this bird, please note: The hordes of gulls almost in toto leave the reservoir fairly early in the morning. They then return (presumably after feeding at landfills) in late afternoon, usually about 2 hours before sunset - depending upon cloud cover and other weather conditions - that is circa 4 pm. Also - scopes are necessary as these birds are usually several hundred yards out in mid-reservoir. Don't fail to vote tomorrow if you haven't all ready. Roger Troutman 5:30 p.m. 11/05/2012 ______________________________________________________________________ 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]