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| Juvenile Black-legged Kittiwake with a Bonaparte's Gull on Chatfield Reservoir, Littleton, Colorado on December 2, 2001 © Bill Schmoker |  |
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| Ross's Gull, Ashland, WI, Dec 8th. This is first of state; Ashland, Wisconsin Dec. 8. © Brian Boldt |  |
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| Ross's Gull, Ashland, WI, Dec 8th. This is first of state; Ashland, Wisconsin Dec. 8. © Brian Boldt |  |
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| Adult Ivory Gull Pagophila eburnea with Glaucous-winged Gulls Larus glaucescens, in field south of 36th Avenue, Delta, British Columbia, 4 December 2001 (c) Jon R. King.
"This is the sixth or seventh record for BC (there is one record that has been questioned), the first for the Vancouver area, and the first confirmed record for south BC since 1897." Jon King |
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| Adult Ivory Gull Pagophila eburnea with Glaucous-winged Gull Larus glaucescens, in field south of 36th Avenue, Delta, British Columbia, 4 December 2001 (c) Jon R. King. |  |
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| "This is one of two immature male Calliope Hummingbirds being seen in Northern Manhattan, New York City. They represent the first and second records of this species for the state of New York, and two of very few records in the northeast USA." Scott Haber Photo was taken on 12/06/01 by Scott Haber. Copyright 2001 by Scott Haber. |
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Ross's Gull, Ashland, WI, Dec 8th. This is first of state; Ashland, Wisconsin Dec. 8. © John Idzikowski
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Ross's Gull, Ashland, WI, Dec 8th. This is first of state; Ashland, Wisconsin Dec. 8. © John Idzikowski
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Lesser Black-backed Gull © Steve Messick
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| Black-headed Gull, Dec. 2, 2001 Oak Creek, Milwaukee Co. Wisconsin © John Idzikowski
Wisconsin's second record for the year. This species is usually found associated with Bonaparte's Gulls. |
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| Black-headed Gull, Dec. 2, 2001 Oak Creek, Milwaukee Co. Wisconsin © John Idzikowski |  |
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| Black-headed Gull, Dec. 2, 2001 Oak Creek, Milwaukee Co. Wisconsin © Brian Boldt
Black-headed Gull (front) Bonaparte's Gull (rear) - nice comparison shot |
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| Varied Thrush, Crow Valley Campground, Colorado, October 17, 2001 © Steve Messick |  |
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| Varied Thrush, Crow Valley Campground, Colorado, October 17, 2001 © Steve Messick |  |
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| Slaty-backed Gull, 13th November, South Shore Yacht Club, Milwaukee, WI © Brian Boldt |  |
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| This bird was present the afternoon of November 13th at South Shore Yacht Club in Milwaukee. If accepted by the state records committee, this will be the first Wisconsin record of Slaty-backed Gull. The bird seems most likely to be a 4th basic bird, as the mantle and bill appear fully adult, but the primary pattern has less white than is typical. There was also one wholly dark tail feather that would likely have been retained from 2nd year. Strange though the primary pattern may be note the paler inner webs and small white subterminal tongue-tips, and that P9 is not quite fully grown and P10 is only halfway there. Also notice the heavily streaked head, broad white trailing edge to the wing, the bill with little gonydeal angle and the head and body structure. Anyone wishing to comment on or discuss this bird in more detail is invited to email me directly. | |||
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| Long-tailed Duck, 11/24/01, Long Pond, Fort Collins, CO © Steve Messick | |||
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