[mou] (Fwd) great black-backed gull at the Virginia dump

[Jim Lind]

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From:           	"Elizabeth Copper" <ecopper at plovergroup.com>
To:             	<jslind at frontiernet.com>
Subject:        	great black-backed gull at the Virginia dump

My husband and I today (11/13) found what appeared to be a first-
cycle great black-backed gull in a flock of primarily herring gulls 
on the roof of a large building near the entrance to the Virginia 
dump. The bird was generally pale in appearance compared to a nearby 
first-cycle herring gull, was noticeably larger than the herring 
gulls, and had a very prominent all-black bill. The bird™s head was 
very pale almost white, the coverts were very speckled in appearance 
contrasting with the black primaries. We saw the bird at 
approximately 11:00 am watched it for about 10 minutes and it was 
still sitting on the roof when we left.  The gull was not there when 
I checked the following day.

The Virginia landfill is just east of Virginia, just north of 135, 
apparently an extension of Bourgin Road.   

Elizabeth and Robert Copper
Melrude



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