Hi Tweeters:
Last year Matt Bartels wrote about his Thayer's Gull site. (See his msg
below.)
And just like last year, a msg to Tweets about a Thayer's in Orting prompted
me to check out the Duwamish River gull site today, Oct 22 at 3pm. There
were no gulls in the river in front of the big Boeing Employees Credit
Union. But on the roof of bldg. of the Yellow Truck Company just to the
south of the credit union, there were about 120 gulls loafing on the roof in
the sun. Of that number about 35 of the gulls were definite Thayer's Gulls.
All of the gulls had pink legs, to muddy up the ID problem. ;-)
Earlier in the day today, we had a juv Peale's Peregrine on a snag near the
north tower at Kent Ponds.
Yours, Carol Schulz
DesMoines
----- Original Message -----
From: "Matt Bartels" <mattxyz at earthlink.net>
To: <tweeters at u.washington.edu>
Sent: Sunday, October 23, 2005 8:45 PM
Subject: [Tweeters] Thayer's Gulls return to King Co.


> Stefan's note about a Thayer's in Renton prompts me to mention my favorite
> Thayer's Gull site in King Co.
> Today I visited the Tukwila site along the Duwamish River and indeed did
> find a large flock of Thayer's back in their annual spot. Most of the
> Thayer's there were adults, but a couple 1st winters were mixed in. If
> you are looking for a place to see over a hundred Thayers at once, here
> are the directions:
>
> Directions: Coming south on I-5, take exit 156 ["Tukwila Interurban Ave"].
> Turn right at the light onto Interurban Ave [northbound]. In about 2/10 of
> a mile, turn right onto Gateway Rd. Follow this road about 1/10 of a mile,
> then park in one of the non-reserved parking spots around a building
> prominently marked 13075. Walk to the Duwamish River, just beyond the
> buildings. The gulls bathe along the river here. They mostly roost on the
> metal rooftop of the Yellow Transport company sheds just south of here. It
> is possible to walk the paved trail along this area to get closer views of
> the rooftop gulls if none are immediately present on the river.
>
> Matt Bartels
> Seattle, WA
>