[Mich-listers] Laughing and Lesser Black-backed Gulls and more, Whitefish Point, Chippewa Co., 9/23

[Scott Schuette]

Well I intended to not post for a few days and continue to fill up your inboxes but I had a few more birds worth mentioning again today so I'm at it once more.  The definite highlight was a non-breeding Laughing Gull that made two quick passes of the point this morning but unfortunately never came in to roost or close enough for a picture.  On my way home I stopped in at the harbor to see if I might get lucky and see the Laughing but instead there was an adult Lesser Black-backed Gull roosting, on the small wooden dock next to the parking area, with the Herrings and Ring-billeds.  Add to that another (or perhaps a continuing) juvenile Sabine's Gull and 4 jaegers (2 Parasitics and 2 unknowns) and the gull/jaeger show wasn't too shabby when all totaled today.

The overall movement was held up pretty well by the strong E/SE winds all day long but the first 2 Long-tailed Ducks of the season and an increased number of scoters and Red-throated Loons over previous days were nice consolations.

Scott Schuette
Whitefish Point waterbird counter
sschuette01 at hotmail.com
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