Cool. On Friday 4/15, between the Discovery Park lighthouse and
Shilshole marina, I observed a mixed flock of about 75 Bonaparte's and
Mew gulls, in about equal numbers and mostly onshore. Also three
flocks of Brant flying low over the water near the lighthouse and
about 20 puddling near shore, 80-100 total -- far more than I saw
during several visits there in the previous two weeks.

Patti Loesche
Seattle

On Apr 19, 2011, at 9:34 AM, Gary Smith wrote:

> Big pulse of Bonaparte?s Gulls moving up the Sound right now.
>
> Last night around 7 pm I observed about 1,000 Bonaparte?s stretching
> a mile or more along a rip current from the Alki Point Lighthouse
> north and northeast into Elliott Bay ? about half in the air, mostly
> moving in from the south, and about half down on the water. Of the
> latter, many were sort of hovering and pouncing on the surface,
> others sitting but also dabbling. A few Mew Gulls were associating
> with the activity as well.
>
> This morning around 7:15 there were at least 150 Bonaparte?s on the
> water, also in a north mixed in with Brant, Mew Gulls, and Glaucous-
> winged gulls. To the extent there was aerial activity this morning,
> they seemed to be picking up and flying back south of the Lighthouse.
>
> Good spring birding to you all.
>
>
> Gary T. Smith
> Alki Point
>
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