[obol] Oregon GLAUCOUS GULLS numbers

[Cindy Ashy]

There are definitely at least THREE, probably FOUR, at the South Jetty in
Newport....the two darker ones that Wayne Hoffman reported and a lighter one (a
"perfect" first winter Glaucous Gull). I've seen these 3 in the same spot
several times, including yesterday. Then I am almost sure I saw a 3rd year
Glaucous Gull last Sat....it was mixed in with a flock at the gull puddle so I
had an easy size comparison and it was the right size, its wing tips and tail
were solid white and the wing tips extended just a little beyond the tail like
the other Glaucous Gulls, and the beak was long like the other Glaucous
Gulls....however, it was smudgy and dark at the end and didn't look like an
adult beak. 

Unfortunately I could not find the 3rd year again yesterday...there were far
fewer gulls around...the tide was very low when I was there and I think many of
them were out feeding in the exposed soft sediment/rocks.....I actually saw one
gull (not a glaucous) repeatedly fly up 1-2 feet and then dive beak first into
very shallow water/soft sediment (near the bridge)....which I thought was kinda
weird for a gull but then gulls never cease to surprise me.

Cindy Ashy


 
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