I saw what appeared to be a Glaucous gull on a light pole as I drove
down I5 southbound to Portland today. It was around the 78th St.
exit. The bird was just approaching the pole when I first saw it. It
had very translucent tips on its primaries and was very very light--
looked to be almost completely white. It was about the same size as a
Glaucous-winged gull and driving at 60 mph I couldn't say for sure
that it wasn't. I do know that these gulls tend to take up
territories on these poles and hang out in an area for quite a while,
so it's possible someone else may see the same bird in that area near
Hazel Dell.

Anyway, it's not a scrub jay. I love the corvids, but do miss the
Steller's jays which are not as usual in the Vancouver area like they
are up in the Puget Sound.


Patti Brent
Salmon Creek (Vancouver, WA)