Bob and Denise Lane found and photographed a near-full adult alternate (breeding plumage) Black-headed Gull today (Sat) on the Conneaut sand spit. The bird is retaining some 2nd year brown markings on the wings. Gabe Leidy and I just saw an excellent point-blank photo of the bird. Along with previously reported Laughing Gull. JB CLE, OH www.jenbrumfield.com ______________________________________________________________________ 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]