Franklin’s Gull Hornsby
One of these things is not like the other…..Ok recent gulls class, what do you see here? From Hornsby earlier this week.

One of these things is not like the other…..Ok recent gulls class, what do you see here? From Hornsby earlier this week.

Here’s the other nice find of the IDDGG Class FT. Seen on Saturday morning by all participants I believe. Again if you were present lets let others ID it.
Plumbeous V communes with friends!!!
Had a great trip with the 2024 Gulls Class to Galveston etc. Highlight was the California Gull initially found by Sarah “blue legs” Womack!! Palm Warbler found by Doug was also a great bird!! We had 6 gull species and numerous shorebirds.
The Crazy Ivan Maneuver!! (anybody get the reference?)
On RGV trip on Monday I found this interesting gull at the Port Aransas jetty. I called it a Great Black Backed Gull in the field based on thick pink legs, big bill, large size (a good bit larger than Herrings present), white head, thick neck and patterned coverts. Posting pix to gull FB pages,…
Here’s a little gulls quiz for the IDDGG class of 2023 and a video of gull-pipers (still at Granger yesterday).