[mou] Sabine's Gulls in Lac Qui Parle.

[BillyJoe Unzen]

Today the 26 September I found two Sabine=E2=80=99s Gulls at separate locat=
ions in Lac Qui Parle County.

The first was an adult at the Big Stone NWR main east pool. From the dam al=
ong Hwy 75 it was seen just before 8:00am flying with a flock of 500+ Fra=
nklin=E2=80=99s Gulls. Most of the Franklin=E2=80=99s eventually settled =
on the water and islands along the south edge of the reservoir. When it l=
anded the Sabine=E2=80=99s could not be seen among the group at that dist=
ance.

The second individual was a juvenile seen flying over Lac Qui Parle State P=
ark. It was seen at least five separate times at various spots above the =
park between noon and 12:30pm. This bird was also associating with large =
numbers of Franklin=E2=80=99s Gulls (16,580+ at Lac Qui Parle Lake).


Bill Unzen