The Gull Guide
“The new phone book’s here!!! The new phone book’s here!!!”
(10 points if you get the quote without a reference
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“The new phone book’s here!!! The new phone book’s here!!!”
(10 points if you get the quote without a reference
)

Looks like a glaucous winged is in Amarillo (from NA gulls fb page).
Spent some time under a tree next to Lake Sommerville yesterday. Had 500-600 White pelicans, a smattering of gulls (Franklin’s & Ring billed) and 5 species of shorebirds For the 2024 Shorebird class: Can you ID the shorebirds and tell me why? (Feel free to review Eric’s fine table)
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.
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).
The Crazy Ivan Maneuver!! (anybody get the reference?)