02 December 2023

November 2023 Monthly Notables

Sightings:

  • Lesser Black-backed Gull (1st cycle & adult). Imperial County, California. 01 November 2023.
  • Slaty-backed Gull (adult). Baffin County, Nunavut. 04 November 2023.
  • Slaty-backed Gull (adult). Cochrane County, Ontario. 04 November 2023.
  • Black-legged Kittiwake (1st cycle). Cook County, Illinois. 04 November 2023.
    Lesser Black-backed Gull (adult). Clallam County, Washington. 04 November 2023.
    • Presumably a returning adult, now back for a third winter.
  • Lesser Black-backed Gull (adult). Alameda County, California. 05 November 2023.
  • Lesser Black-backed Gull (adult). Calgary County, Alberta. 06 November 2023.
  • Kumlien's Gull (adult). Central Okanagan District, British Columbia. 06 November 2023.
    • Presumably a returning adult.
  • Black-legged Kittiwake (1st cycle). Nueces County, Texas. 07 November 2023.
  • Ivory Gull (1st cycle). Rouyn-Noranda County, Quebec. 08 November 2023.
  • Heermann's Gull (5th cycle). Volusia County, Florida. 09 November 2023.
    • Atlantic Coast bird repositioning. 
  • Short-billed Gull (1st cycle). Hughes County, South Dakota. 09 November 2023.
  • Lesser Black-backed Gull (3rd cycle type). Los Angeles County, California. 10 November 2023.
  • Black-legged Kittiwake (1st cycle). Horry County, South Carolina. 10 November 2023.
  • Short-billed Gull (1st cycle). Renfrew County, Ontario. 11 November 2023.
    • Continuing from October 2023. 
  • Thayer's Gull (adult). Washington County, Rhode Island. 13 November 2023.
  • Glaucous Gull (1st cycle). Yavapai County, Arizona. 13 November 2023.
    • 1st County Record.
  • Lesser Black-backed Gull (1st cycle). Calgary County, Alberta. 14 November 2023.
  • Lesser Black-backed Gull (3rd cycle type). San Diego County, California. 17 November 2023.
  • Lesser Black-backed Gull (1st cycle). Los Angeles County, California. 20 November 2023.
  • Little Gull (adult). Payne & Noble County, Oklahoma. 22/28 November 2023.
    • Likely the same adult serving as a 1st County Record for both Payne & Noble.
  • Glaucous-winged Gull (2nd cycle). Essex County, Ontario. 25 November 2023.
    • Glaucous-winged type, showing fairly dark primaries and tertials.
  • Black-headed Gull (adult). Chatham County, North Carolina. 25 November 2023.
  • Black-legged Kittiwake (1st cycle). Payne County, Oklahoma. 25 November 2023.
  • Yellow-footed Gull (3rd cycle). Clark County, Nevada. 25 November 2023
    • Continuing from last month. Presumably a returning bird, from March 2022.
  • Gray Gull (3rd cycle type). Baldwin County, Alabama. 27 November 2023.
    • 1ST STATE RECORD*. Same individual from Walton County, FL.
  • Slaty-backed Gull (adult). Benton County, Washington. 28 November 2023.
    • Returning adult with semipalmated feet, wintering here since at least 2016.
  • Black-legged Kittiwake (1st cycle). Pima County, Arizona. 28 November 2023.

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Notes:

*The 1st ABA Gray Gull from Walton County, Florida was last seen on 15 November 2023, but was later spotted by Don Clark from the Dauphin Island-Fort Morgan Ferry in Baldwin County, Alabama on 27 November 2023. Attempts to relocate this Albama 1st State Record were unsuccessful. Interestingly, this individual performed a similar jaunt in late September where it was relocated 40-50 miles to the west in Pensacola Beach. It would behoove observers from the Walton County, Florida region to continue searching for the Gray Gull at Dune Allen Beach.

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