Bill, Nancy, and birders,



Just a word of caution-- I would not necessarily expect an Ivory Gull to
hang out with flocks of other gull species. Ivory Gulls are just as likely
to keep to themselves.



Of the two Vancouver, BC area records of Ivory Gull, the December 2001 bird
(immature) at the Tsawwassen ferry terminal kept to itself much of the time,
and was feeding on the carcass of a dead Mallard. The November 2007 bird
near Abbotsford (an adult) was associating with large flocks of Mew and
Glaucous-winged Gulls, and was feeding on worms in pastures!



Wayne C. Weber

Delta, BC

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Subject: [Tweeters] Unsuccessful so far IVORY GULL



Despite checking many gull roosts this morning no one has relocated the
Ivory Gull that we are aware of.



Because Brad checked the Richland landfill, he may have gotten a better
picture of some gull movements. Gulls have typically been on the ice at the
Yakima Delta in the morning then they depart. The landfill folks said that
they show up at the landfill around 10. There is a pattern of the gulls
returning to loaf on the ice in the afternoon about the time they leave the
landfill. Brad found a first basic Glaucous Gull at the landfill - it or
its look-alike was on the delta yesterday afternoon.



The gulls have become quite skittish with quite a few eagles scaring them
into the air. Even Red-tails flying by will spook the gulls.



Bill and Nancy LaFramboise

Richland WA