[obol] RBA: a gull to laugh at, or frankly, to put in its proper place

[David Bailey]

See this link:

www.evacalidris.blogspot.com

for admittedly poor images of a medium small gull I found today on the 
beach in Clatsop County. The gull was less than 1/4 mile south of the 
auto access at Del Rey and north of the access at Gearhart. After 
watching the gull for a minute, and then photographing it, it flew out 
to the ocean just beyond the breakers and into the troughs of the waves 
where the Pelicans were feeding. It was 1630 and the sun was in my eyes 
partially, so I did not see the bird too well in flight once it got past 
the breakers. It showed mostly all dark underwings at the tips and into 
the inner primaries. The bill was tipped in red and the legs were dusky 
black with some red tones.

Please share your comments. The bird could certainly be staging in the 
area with the thousands of others that are here for the summer.

David

David C. Bailey
Seaside, Oregon