Hello Ontbirders Yesterday (Fri Nov 4) Mary Schuster and I spent the day in Barrie studying and photographing the gulls. The POMERINE JAEGER was still present, spending most of it's time on the water close to shore. (for information on id of this bird refer to Jean Iron's previous Ontbirds post) There are many (impossible to count but I would agree with Jean's estimate of at least 20) LITTLE GULLS among the hundreds of BONAPARTE'S. The birds were feeding close to shore allowing very close looks. This is an excellent chance to study Little Gulls. Jean told us she saw the FRANKLIN'S GULL early in the morning, but to my knowledge it was not seen again for the rest of the day. We also had a flyby of 3 SNOW BUNTINGS. Directions as per Jean Iron From Highway 400 take the Essa Rd exit to Tiffin Ave. Turn right on Tiffin and continue to the waterfront boat ramp. There's lots of free parking. Good Birding Carol Carol Horner icterus at sympatico dot ca Photo galleries at: http://www.pbase.com/carolmhorner Toronto, Ontario Canada