[CT Birds] Black-headed Gull

[Dennis Varza]

Hi Folks

I had to cover the snore from Norwalk to Darien. Since the tide was  
High (11:00) I had no expectations of Small Gulls. There were about  
300 Ring-billed Gulls at Calf Pasture feeding on lawns, and 40 Great  
Black-backed Gulls on one sandbar (They nest on the islands). There  
was also a couple of Common Loons in Breeding Plumage.

Off Shore I was seeing groups of 20 Bonaparte's Gulls flying West. So  
when I was done I drove to Holly Pond (Stamford) to see what was up  
if anything.

In the area of the little parking lot on the west side, there were  
350 Bonaparte's Gulls (3 imm.) roosting on the water and even on the  
little grassy area. Because of the stream flow and the north wind the  
birds kept drifting down stream, then flying back upstream. In the  
flock was an adult Black-headed Gull with a nearly complete black head.


Dennis Varza
Fairfield