[mou] Black-tailed Gull in Iowa

[Bob Ekblad]

The following was just posted on the Iowa Birds listserv.  The Black-tailed
Gull is an ABA code 4 species and is a very rare find.  The Saylorville
reservoir is located just west of I35 between Ames and Des Moines, IA.
Hopefully it will be re-found tomorrow with more people out searching.
 
Subject: Black-tailed Gull and more - Saylorville.
From: "Stephen J. Dinsmore" <cootjr AT iastate.edu>
Date: Sat, 17 Nov 2007 16:25:32 -0600 (CST)
Thanks to John Bissell for his earlier alert on the adult Black-tailed Gull
I 
found this morning at Saylorville. The bird was resting with Ring-billed
Gulls 
on the shore north of Party Cove, then fed along the east side of the lower 
lake with other gulls (north of the east pullout on the dam), and then
slowly 
flew north towards the marina and disappeared. I was not able to relocate
the 
bird in 2 subsequent laps around the lake, ending at 2:30 p.m. It was an
adult 
in basic plumage, very reminiscent of a small Lesser Black-backed Gull but 
showing a distinct, broad subterminal tail band in flight. Other highlights 
this morning included 2 Black Scoters at the Polk City W.A. plus 6 more off 
the dam (this has definitely been a GREAT Black Scoter year), and the 9 Snow

Buntings mentioned by John at Cherry Glen.
 
Steve
 
Stephen J. Dinsmore
Department of Natural Resource Ecology and Management
339 Science II, Iowa State University
Ames, IA 50014
515-294-1348 (office)
cootjr AT iastate.edu
 
 
Bob Ekblad
Olmsted County in Southeast Minnesota
ekblad at frontiernet.net
http://www.Birding-Minnesota.com
 
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