California Gull Granger Lake No
Dipped (for the 5th time) on CAGU in Texas — the search continues. Meanwhile these guys are always nice to see.
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Little Gull Rollover Pass 4/30/25
I was very happy this Little Gull showed up for about 20 minutes at Rollover Pass as I was watching terns. First time I’ve seen one since 1998. Unfortunately no one else was present!
Brown Booby
Also took me about 30 seconds to add this Brown Booby in Aggieland a couple of weeks ago to my Texas list. Only bird on the lake. Same trip as the Limpkin, I was on a roll!!! 60 seconds of birding and added 2.
Greater Prairie Chicken
Here’s a few stills of this charismatic species.
Buckee’s National Wildlife Refuge (gulls)
On Saturday Eric texted me about Franklin’s gulls at Hornsby and I was sorry to miss. But on Sunday driving back from Dallas I hit the mother-lode!!!! I watched for at least 45 minutes and guestimated 3000-4000 gulls went by!! What a blast!!! And you’ll never guess the wonderful nature setting where I witnessed this………………………………….
Migration at Granger Lake
With North wind coming on I decided to go watch for migrants at Granger Lake. I was not disappointed!!
Herring Gull Taxonomy
Some of you from Gulls Class may remember that we discussed the labryinthine taxonomy of the Herring gull complex. The Europeans consider the American Herring to be a separate species from the European Herring. Likewise the Vega Gull. While the AOS currently considers American Herring and Vega to be a subspecies of European Herring. A…