Subject: [Tweeters] NOT a Red-legged Kittiwake at the North Jetty
Date: Dec 15 18:34:00 2013
From: Mike Patterson - celata at pacifier.com


When I got the phone call this morning from the group on the
North Jetty about a Red-legged Kittiwake, I asked was it a flyby?

No, it's sitting on the jetty and it allowed a close approach and
photographs.

And you saw red legs?

Yes.

And you got photos?

Yes, through a spotting scope.

Well we looked at the photos during compilation. It is a BONAPARTE'S
GULL, probably first cycle formative, with bright PINK legs.

So, don't rush over to Pacific County for kittiwakes...

I will post details for the Columbia Estuary CBC in a separate post.

--
Mike Patterson
Astoria, OR
On watch in the Seawatch
http://www.surfbirds.com/community-blogs/northcoastdiaries/?p=1506