01 October 2015

Monthly Notables September 2015

  • Slaty-backed Gull (3rd cycle type). Potter County, Texas. 01 September 2015.
    • Observer field notes and photos all point to this species. 
  • Slaty-backed Gull (adult). Pierce County, Washington. 02 September 2015.
    • Unprecedented for the lower 48 states, this individual is thought to be a returning bird since 2012.
  • Western Gull (1st cycles). Imperial County, California. 02 September 2015.
    • 5 individuals. Good count for Salton Sea. Slowly increasing here.
  • Glaucous Gull (2nd cycle). Grays Harbor County, Washington. 04 September 2015.
  • Little Gull (juvenile). Roseau County, Minnesota. 05 September 2015.
  • Laughing Gull (juvenile). Iowa County, Iowa. 07 September 2015.
  • Lesser Black-backed Gull (3rd cycle). Imperial County, California. 13 September 2015.
  • Little Gulls (adult and juvenile). Porter County, Indiana. 08 September 2015.
    • The same two individuals (presumably) were sighted again, in Berrien County, MI on 12 September 2015. Adults are rarer on the southern edge of Lake Michigan.
  • Red-legged Kittiwake (adult type). Callam County, Washington. 08 September 2015.
    • 11th State Record.
  • California Gull (1st cycle). Douglas County, Wisconsin. 16 September 2015.
    • A very cooperative bird associating with Ring-billeds for several days.
  • Glaucous Gull (2nd cycle). Ottawa County, Michigan. 19 September 2015.
  • Ross's Gull (adult). Les Escoumins, Quebec. 19 September 2015.
    • Likely the same individual that was recorded in this area last month on 04-06 August 2015.
  • Laughing Gull (adult). Monterey County, California. 20 September 2015.
  • Herring Gull (adult). Berrien County, Michigan. 20 September 2015.
    • New longevity record. A banded adult found in New Buffalo has been identified by the Bird Banding Lab as the oldest known American Herring Gull in North America: 29 years and 3 months.
  • Black-headed Gull (adult). Barnstable County, Massachusetts. 20 September 2015.
  • Thayer's Gull (1st cycle). St. Louis County, Minnesota. 24 September 2015.
  • Black-legged Kittiwakes. Barnstable County, Massachusetts. 27 September 2015.
    • Seen all throughout September. High count 50. Mostly adults. Juveniles began arriving as early as 16 September 2015. Also sightings in both Suffolk and Norfolk Counties.
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