[obol] Bonaparte's/Forsters @ Fern Ridge

[Noah Strycker]

Hi Russ,

Yes, in addition to the FOTE we also saw one non-breeding Bonaparte's Gull
from the platform at Fern Ridge (as well as 5 Caspian Terns), so you can
rest easy!

Good birding,
Noah


On 6/4/07, Russ Namitz <namitzr at hotmail.com> wrote:
>
> Dear "high-octane" Big Day people~
>
> Congratulations on your record-breaking Big Day!
>
> I'd be curious to know if you or anyone else over the weekend saw
> non-breeding plumaged BONAPARTE'S GULLS at Fern Ridge.
>
> I made a quick ID based on inadequate & inconsisent field marks and
> possibly
> made a mistake.
>
> Around 10:30am yesterday at Fern Ridge, I saw the backend of two
> tern/small
> gull-like birds flying away from me on the observation platform.  I could
> have sworn that the one that I was concentrating on had a square white
> tail
> with a black subterminal band.  The thing that bothered me was that I
> didn't
> see the white primary flashes and I should have seen them.  I did see a
> weak
> carpal bar that paralleled the leading edge of the wing.  My educated
> guess
> was BOGU by the tail.
>
> In the big scheme of things, it doesn't matter.  Can anyone assauge my
> mental anxiety with a sighting of Bonaparte's Gull at Fern Ridge?
>
> Sincerely,
> Russ Namitz
> Coos Bay
>
>
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