Yesterday early evening, Saturday, April 2, just a couple of miles south of Saltwater State Park, at Dumas Bay Sanctuary, we also spotted some black-headed gulls, but they were Bonapartes! 18 total, 2 with black heads. FOY for me (First in a few decades for actually!).

Tom Benedict
Seahurst, WA


> On 04/02/2022 11:29 AM Ian Paulsen <birdbooker at zipcon.net> wrote:

>

> HI ALL:

> A Black-headed Gull was reported to eBird today 2 April 2022 from

> Saltwater State Park, King County, WA State by Raphael Fennimore. This

> would be the state's 24th record if accepted.

> https://ebird.org/checklist/S106096366

>

> sincerely

> Ian Paulsen

> Bainbridge Island, WA, USA