Hi Alan,

That is a great bird for winter. I do not know of any December records for
Washington. The latest date that I have in my database is 1 Nov 1998 from
Point No Point.

Russell



"Alan J. Knue" wrote:

> Today Mike Donahue and I birded from Edmonds to Port Angeles and back
> again. The highlight of the day was a winter adult Franklin's Gull at
> the Olympic Game Farm north of Sequim. The bird was resting in the
> fenced area where the elk reside. The other highlight of the trip was a
> pod of Orcas from the Kingston- Edmonds ferry at 4:00pm. The whales were
> spread across the sound and could probably be seen from the Edmonds
> fishing pier. Nice way to end a blue-sky day in western WA!
>
> Good birding, Alan
> ______________________________
> Alan J. Knue
> whiskyjack at earthlink.net
> Seattle, WA