Franklin's Gulls in Ionia County June 3 Yes

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Listers,
  This morning at 7:00 I found at least 2 if not all three of the Franklin's Gulls Kevin reported earlier. I never saw more than 2 at once but the way the first one flew away and seemed to be replaced on the dike by 2 others makes me think there were three and not just that the first one I saw made a big circle. Be aware that the road is closed south of the facility due to flooding.

Good Birding

Scott Jennex
Ferndale

> This morning, about 9:30, I had three 2nd summer Franklin's Gulls at the Lakewood Wastewater ponds near Lake Odessa in southwest Ionia county.  The birds were roosting with the Ring-billed Gulls on the dikes between the ponds.  Two of the birds flew off to the west while I was there toward Lake Odessa.   They may have went out to the fields in the area.  There were a lot of Ring-bills in the flooded fields around the ponds.  The 3rd bird remained there the entire time I was there and was still roosting when I left.  The gates at the ponds are open from 7 to 3 Monday thru Friday and 8 to noon on Saturday.   It is O'K to bird the ponds between these hours, but you need to check in at the office.  The gulls would be visible from the outside of the gate if you got there after hours.  The ponds are located on Harwood Rd. just south of Musgrove 
> Rd.   Good birding.
> Kevin Thomas
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