Saw a post for this gulls book by Fred Shaffer III and so immediately bought myself a xmas present 
It’s less dense than all of the other gull books I own and has nice short description and good comparison photos of NA gulls. It doesn’t show all the variations, but for your basic gull book I recommend it.
And, be still my beating heart, IT HAS FOLDOUTS !!!!
Gull #8 (same date location). Species? Age? Ok, I’m done for now. Now it’s time for Class of 2024 to ID!! Gull #8 Adult Bonaparteās. Note white leading edge, and black trailing edge of wing. Below is a reminder of a 1st winter Bonaparteās
Seriously thinking about taking my yak out onto White Rock Lake next time!!! (For the gulls, not the girls!!) Roosting on the water in 1000s and weren’t disturbed by the rowers.
B3 give me an ID?
Here’s a gull we found towards the end of our time at Texas City Dike on Gulls FT. Who can ID it? (Please stay mum if you were present for the sighting, at least till it is IDed).
With North wind coming on I decided to go watch for migrants at Granger Lake. I was not disappointed!!
I couldn’t sit still with so many rare birds present in Texas — especially when one was a first state record Gull !!!! So I opted for Amarillo (rather than RGV at the moment). I put in 8 hours of stakeout time for the Yellow-footed Gull in Amarillo yesterday and today and it paid off…
