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I did a shorebird survey today at Conrad's Island in Lower Rose Bay. I had=
an adult common gull there. I at first thought about common=2C but just =
brushed my initial gut feeling off to a ring-billed gull as I see them ther=
e quite often. When looking at the gull I thought that it looked more ange=
lic then a ring-billed and noticed a dark eye rather than the type of an ey=
e that I would see in a ring-billed gull. I was viewing the gull at relati=
vely close range through the scope at 20X power. The gull itself was no mo=
re than 30 feet from me or so. I then noticed the gull in flight and there=
was extensive white at the end of the primaries. Later on the way back in=
I noticed the gull take off again and double-checked the wings. Again a l=
arge white area at the wing tips and really obvious through both my binocul=
ars and without them. I should have grabbed a shot with my camera=2C but I'=
m not sure if it would have done the job to cinch the id. I actually did n=
ot think about it until after the fact. My camera is good for butterflies =
and dragonflies and that sort of thing=2C but very poor for birds. Maybe K=
evin Lantz or one of the other photographers in the area will get chance to=
get a shot of the bird if it sticks around. I'll send a listing of the sh=
orebirds tomorrow evening when time allows.
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James R. Hirtle
Bridgewater
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rebird survey today at Conrad's Island in Lower Rose Bay. =3B I had an =
adult common gull there. =3B I at first =3B thought about common=2C=
but just brushed my initial gut feeling off to a ring-billed gull as I see=
them there quite often. =3B When looking at the gull I thought that it=
looked more angelic then a ring-billed and noticed a dark eye rather than =
the type of an eye that I would see =3Bin a ring-billed gull. =3B I=
was viewing the gull at relatively close range through the scope at 20X po=
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 =3B I then noticed the gull in flight and there was extensive white at=
the end of the primaries. =3B Later on the way back in I noticed the g=
ull take off again and double-checked the wings. =3B Again a large whit=
e area at the wing tips and really obvious through both my binoculars and w=
ithout them. =3BI should have grabbed a shot with my camera=2C but I'm =
not sure if it would have done the job to cinch the id. =3B I actually =
did not think about it until after the fact. =3B My camera is good for =
butterflies and dragonflies and that sort of thing=2C but very poor for bir=
ds. =3B Maybe Kevin Lantz or one of the other photographers in the area=
will get chance to get a shot of the bird if it sticks around. =3B I'l=
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