Cameron -

Thank you very much for your report. Gulls are a special interest to me,
probably because I've lived my whole life with them. Where are the Tagish
Narrows? I'm very interested in your reports more so because it's likely I'll
never be able to visit the Yukon Territories.

Peter Sullins


Cameron Eckert <cameron.eckert at gov.yk.ca> wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> An update on the Ivory Gull at Tagish Narrows, Yukon: The health of the
> bird declined sharply after we found it in on Sunday 21 November. We
> launched a rescue attempt today (Thursday), but sadly the bird had perished
> from starvation last night. It will now be prepared as a specimen.
>
> It is interesting to note that a first-winter Ivory Gull was photographed
> at Atlin, BC on 15-22 November 1987 which established the second
> record for British Columbia this century. Atlin is about 100 km due south
> of Tagish Narrows. The Atlin Ivory Gull was also very close to starvation
> when it appeared, but was fed and quickly returned to health.
>
> Kind regards,
> Cameron Eckert
>
> Whitehorse, Yukon
> cameron.eckert at gov.yk.ca

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