Subject: [Tweeters] Ivory Gull at Flathead Lake Montana
Date: Mon Feb 3 19:29:58 PST 2020
From: B B - birder4184 at yahoo.com

I just got back from a marathon trip to Flathead Lake in Montana having left after the Super Bowl yesterday.
The quest was an immature Ivory Gull that was discovered there on Thursday, seen again on Friday and then missed (probably due to very high winds) on Saturday before returning Sunday and then again today.  It has been very consistent coming to forage around the boat launch at the entry to Blue Bay at Flathead Lake.  Not at all shy, it literally walked to me this morning twice coming within 25 feet.  I was there before first light and had to wait a couple of hours before it flew in.  There are NO other gulls there and almost no other birds.  An amazing bird.
No guarantees of course but it does seem to favor the one spot and has now been seen by many (including Ken Trease on Sunday after his long drive over on Saturday when it was not seen).  It is Montana's first record.
My ebird report with lots of photos is at    https://ebird.org/checklist/S64090127
Blair Bernson (and yes I keep my psychiatrist advised of all such insane adventures)



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