Crazy Ivan
The Crazy Ivan Maneuver!! (anybody get the reference?)

The Crazy Ivan Maneuver!! (anybody get the reference?)

With North wind coming on I decided to go watch for migrants at Granger Lake. I was not disappointed!!
Gulls wander !!!! I was extremely pleased on recent trip to Bolivar Peninsula when this 2nd cycle Little Gull wandered in as I was watching terns at Rollover Pass!!! He stayed for about 15 minutes while I documented him in every way I could think of. This is what makes Gulling so fun; finding the…
“The new phone book’s here!!! The new phone book’s here!!!” (10 points if you get the quote without a reference)
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…
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 Bonaparte’s. Note white leading edge, and black trailing edge of wing. Below is a reminder of a 1st winter Bonaparte’s
More from the PacNW. I’ve been thinking of the many Western GUlls as “big birds” (58″ wingspan), but they were dwarfed as they escorted this eagle on its way. Eagle’s are 80″ wingspan. Also had gloaming fly-bys of Murrelet’s, Marbled I presume, but couldn’t be sure.