Monthly Notables March 2016

• Thayer's Gull (adult). St. John's, Newfoundland. 01 March 2016.
• Lesser Black-backed Gull (3rd cycle). Humboldt County, California. 02 March 2016.
• Presumably a reoccurring individual returning for the 3rd consecutive winter - photographed in 1st, 2nd and now 3rd basic.
•  Kelp Gull (adult). Summit County, Ohio. 06 March 2016.
• Continuing from December 2015. Seen sporadically on random days.
• Common Gull (adult). St. John's, Newfoundland. 06 March 2016.
• 2 wintering adults - nominate canus.
• Common Gull (adult). Barnstable County, Massachusetts. 13 March 2016.
• Possible 2nd adult occurred here on 26 March 2016 showing darker wingtip pattern.
• Little Gull (1st cycle). Mason County, Illinois. 13 March 2016.
• Two 1st cycle birds seen together here on 25 March 2016.
• Common Gull (adult). Digby County, Nova Scotia. 13 March 2016.
• Apparent Kamchatka Gull. Another individual adding to the "explosion" of records in the northeast part of the continent in the last 2 years.
• Ivory Gull (1st cycle). Rimouski-Neigette County, Quebec. 17 March 2016.
• A flyby bird.
• Mew Gull (adult). New Haven County, Connecticut. 20 March 2016.
• 1st state occurrence of an apparent American Short-billed (brachyrhynchus).
• Common Gull (adult). New Haven County, Connecticut. 20 March 2016.
• Nominate canus seen together with the Short-billed Gull noted above.
• California Gull (1st cycle). New Haven County, Connecticut. 21 March 2016.
• 1st State Record.
• Slaty-backed Gull (2nd cycle). Kodiak Island County, Alaska. 22 March 2016.
• Sabine's Gull (adult). Lincoln County, Oregon. 23 March 2016.
• Heermann's Gull (2nd cycle). Galveston County, Texas. 25 March 2016.
• 4th State Record.
• Franklin's Gull (3). Volusia County, Florida. 28 March 2016.
• 1st winter birds. P-molt out to p3 in one individual with nearly all wing coverts and rectrices replaced.