[Tweeters] Black-headed Gull continues in Birch Bay

[Eric Ellingson via Tweeters]

I spent about an hour watching this gull today (23rd).  It was within 100'
of where I first saw it a few days ago.  I'd not seen it fly before only
preening and walking around or swimming.  This time I saw it hawking flying
bugs out of the air (ants?, termites?).

There were many Bonaparte's Gulls doing the same thing right in front of
me. A very cool sighting.  I was able to capture a few shots of both types
of gulls doing this.

So far I have met people at this site looking for the gull from Vancouver
Washington, Vancouver BC, Wenatchee, and more local.  If you traveled to
see this I'd be interested to know where from. You can email or text me
directly.

My eBird report is here with photos: https://ebird.org/checklist/S196297397



Eric Ellingson

360-820-6396
esellingson at gmail.com
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