The Franklin's Gull was at the right end of the beach (west side) this afternoon (19 Aug 2009) around 3:45 pm. It was to the right of the walkway, first on a small sandbar and then swimming within 20-30 feet of the walkway.

John Puschock
Wedgwood, Seattle
g_g_allin at hotmail.com


From: plkoyama at verizon.net
To: tweeters at u.washington.edu
Date: Wed, 19 Aug 2009 11:15:52 -0700
Subject: [Tweeters] Juvenile Franklin's Gull at Juanita Beach Park










Tweets,
David and I dipped on the RN Sapsucker at Juanita
Bay Park this a.m. (did not check the fire stn), but swung by the Beach
Park to check out a "suspicious" gull we had noticed when over there on Mon with
our 2 y.o. grandson. Turns out it is a
junvenile Franklin's, easier id'd today w. scope and bins and with the smudging
on the head more evident. The eye arcs are bright as can be, brown
back, black legs and bill, 4 small mirrors on the long wings.

On Mon it was at the right end of the beach as you
face the lake, out in the water near the dock. Today, though it was
towards the left of the beach, on the sand and close-in on the water as
walkers passed by. The interesting thing is that the head was
significantly darker in only 2 days--what I saw as a big spot behind the eye is
now a brown cap.
Penny Koyama, Bothell
plkoyama at verizon.net

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