LBBG vs Swainson’s Hawk
In reference to Gull #4, here’s a comparison between adult Herring and LBBG with a Swainson’s Hawk tossed in for mnemonic.
Still need some IDs on some of the recent gull pix

In reference to Gull #4, here’s a comparison between adult Herring and LBBG with a Swainson’s Hawk tossed in for mnemonic.
Still need some IDs on some of the recent gull pix

American Herring NOT split from European Herring, at least this year. Proposal on AOS Website
I’ll also put in a plug for my “I don’t do gulls” gulls class. Starts in November when gulls generally start coming into Texas. I did the rudiments of Texas gulls in the B3 class. But I am developing additional material for this class. I will repeat the Texas-centric gull-ing, but I’m also hoping to…
They say you have to be crazy to get into gulls……………I didn’t last long, so still mostly sane!
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………………………………….
The Crazy Ivan Maneuver!! (anybody get the reference?)