Earlier in the summer I saw a ring-billed gull at Madison Beach in Seattle
(on Lake Washington).

-Kevin Moore



-----Original Message-----
From: TWEETERS-owner at u.washington.edu
[mailto:TWEETERS-owner at u.washington.edu]On Behalf Of Chris Thompson
Sent: Tuesday, August 07, 2001 5:43 PM
To: gerald at e-z.net; tweeters at u.washington.edu
Subject: Re: 2 questions!!!!!!!!!!


In recent years, small numbers of ring-bills have been found nesting in
western Washington. Some refs in attached file.

Best,

Chris Thompson, Ph.D.
Research Scientist, WDFW

>>> Gerald Hamilton <gerald at e-z.net> 08/07/01 05:22PM >>>
...............Yesterday I mentioned seeing 4 species of gulls on the
ocean beach of Long Beach Peninsula, Wa. I forgot to mention a 5th
specie seen with the rest: 7 Ring-billed Gulls. Now Ring-billed Gulls
are not all that unusual, being very common around Portland and inland
SW. Wash.areas like Clark and Colitz Counties, as well as east of the
Cascades. However, this is the 1st time I have seen this species on the
beach in the summer. Understand that they will winter along the Pacific
coast, but is it unusual for them to be seen along the ocean in the
summer??? Or....are fall migration patterns seemingly a bit early this
year?