[CT Birds] gulls, Stratford

[Frank Mantlik]

I've been out checking the Stratford shoreline the
past 2 days:

3/9, 5:15pm - 1000 big gulls (70%RBGU, 30%HERG)
foraging all along Long Beach.
            Tight flock of 250 Bonaparte's gulls
wheeling around off Lordship                          
              Seawall


3/10, 3pm - 3000+ big gulls (no Bonaparte's) all along
Long Beach/Pleasure Beach.
             1000 gulls (70%RBGU,  10%Herg, 20%Bonies)
foraging in water on plankton close in to seawall,
during a stiff west wind.

And there were small numbers of Brant, Black Ducks,
etc. feeding as well.         
Frank Mantlik
Stratford