Gray Gull in ABA Area
Some of you in 2022 Gulls Class may remember that I predicted this bird would be coming to the ABA area soon


Some of you in 2022 Gulls Class may remember that I predicted this bird would be coming to the ABA area soon


Gull #3 for Gulls class. (Same day, location) Gull #3 is an Adult Herring. We can see that this is an adult gull. Pretty distant shot, but if you zoom in we don’t see any ring as in ring bill, but more telling the transition from gray underwing to black underwing tip is more gray-to-black…
Since I’m going to attempt to teach a few gulls next class here’s a reminder: it’s about time to be on the lookout (and listen-out) for franklin’s gulls. They migrate from prairie nesting sites To west coast of South America. Right over cen Tex. Also listen for another iconic sound of fall migration—Sandhill cranes!!
Last week Virginia and I made the trip out to S. Llano SP for the Rufous-backed Robin that’s been hanging out there. We were 95% sure we heard it, but it never came into water feature on that chilly and gray day. So I went back on 2/17/25 and got the full treatment. In addition…
Here’s a few more pix from Kelp chase. Anyone is welcome to ID.
Ponder that first sentence and ponder….ponder…ponder…
Anybody else see this cool local visitor?