>From Steve Heinl (scheinl at alaska.ktn.net):

>Here is a rare bird alert - there were four juvenile Heermann's Gulls
>sitting on the little breakwater dock on the southside of the Coast Gaurd
>base today (8/9). A couple hours later I found one bird there, and another
>feeding with other gulls behind Silver Lining seafoods, and took some
>photographs. Hopefully they will stick around. Gulls tend to be creatures
>of habit, and will often rest in the same areas over and over. There is a
>pull-out on S.Tongass Hwy just south of the Coast Gaurd base that is full of
>green and red bouys - park there and walk across the highway to the bike
>path and you can look right down on the breakwater. It has usually been
>loaded with gulls the past couple of weeks. Another good place to look at
>gulls is right behind the Westflight building (where silver linging's retail
>store is) - you can park on the street, and then walk on the walkway around
>to the back of the building and look at gulls feeding behind the fish
>processors.
>
>The gull numbers are a little higher than usual right now, and there are
>hundreds of California Gulls mixed in with the thousands of Mew Gulls. A few
>Ring-billed Gulls too. The peak of migration is usually the last week of
>August.

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