A WESTERN GULL report in Richland was recently questioned as a strange =
inland sighting. The WESTERN GULLS we get in the Umatilla, Oregon area =
are as pure or impure as the ones at the mouth of the Columbia River. =


My experience makes me believe that almost any bird normally seen on the =
ocean is possible on the inland Columbia River. My records include 4 =
species of LOONS, all three JAEGERS, STELLER'S EIDER, RED-BREASTED MERGAN=
SER, LITTLE GULL, ROSS'S GULL, HEERMANN'S GULL, MEW GULL, SABINE'S GULL, =
ANCIENT MURRELET. Others have seen MAGNIFICENT FRIGATEBIRD in Morrow Cou=
nty, Oregon and a BLACK-LEGGED KITTIWAKE at the John Day Dam in Sherman =
County, Oregon. I've probably forgotten something important.

I'm still looking for my first inland ALBATROSS!

Good Birding,

Craig Corder
ccorder at eonet.com All typos are intentional.