Franklin's Gull - Washtenaw - Tues., Nov. 11

[Mike Sefton]

Birders,
  At 4:50pm today I found a Franklin's Gull at Big Portage Lake in northern Washtenaw County.  The bird was more or less in the middle of the lake, and was viewed from Dexter-Pinckney Rd.  It could probably also be seen from the yacht club, where one doesn't have to contend with fast traffic while standing on the shoulder of the road.
  The gull was in the midst of several hundred Ring-billed Gulls, which were joined by more birds during the 15 minutes I watched them.  They were apparently going to roost in the middle of the lake for the night.  Don "The Man" Chalfant (who found the first Franklin's Gull in Washtenaw County during the last invasion a number of years ago) and I will try to relocate the gull early tomorrow, and will call someone from the field to post the results.
Mike Sefton
Ann Arbor
http://www.washtenawaudubon.org/


      
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