Subject: [Tweeters] Glaucous Gull at Gene Coulon Park
Date: Tue Dec 29 13:27:07 PST 2020
From: houstojc at plu.edu - houstojc at plu.edu

We are a bit slow getting the news out, but we saw the Glaucous Gull
yesterday. Sort of exciting, as it was a lifer for us. Thank you for
your post!! I'm glad to hear that it remains.



Here's a link to a wee album from yesterday, taken from the pier north of
Ivar's. Thanks to all who posted on ebird, too. Greatly appreciated!



https://flic.kr/s/aHsmTeHpFv



Janeanne Houston and Mark Ahlness

West Seattle



houstojcatplu.edu







From: Tweeters <tweeters-bounces at mailman11.u.washington.edu> On Behalf Of B
P Bell
Sent: Tuesday, December 29, 2020 12:57 PM
To: Tweeters <tweeters at u.washington.edu>
Subject: [Tweeters] Glaucous Gull at Gene Coulon Park



Hi Tweets



I went down to Gene Coulon Park in Renton this morning. At 9:40 a.m. there
were no gulls there, but it appeared to be some at the Cedar River mouth. I
went around and there was a decent sized flock and a quick scan didn't show
the Glaucous, but then they all lifted off.



I went back to Gene Coulon and a large flock of gulls was there. I scanned
thru the flock and at 10:40 I found the Glacous Gull. I perched nicely near
the south end of the log boom as viewed from the fire pit north of Ivar's. A
larger gull than the others, pale with pale primaries and the classic
bi-colored bill - the dark tip very prominent and with a sharp cutoff. After
a few minutes it dropped off the log-boom (in reality large pipes) and swam
around for a bit. I finally hopped up on the boom again, and was still there
when I left at about 1050.



Also present were Glaucous-winged, Ring-billed, Mew and California gulls,
Common Goldeneye, Common Merganser, and a large, tightly knit flock of
American Coots. Many Double-crested Cormorants were scattered about.



A nice, but chilly, look.



Good Birding



Brian H. Bell

Woodinville Wa

mail to b e llas oc a t iso me dia d o t com

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