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Windsor Landfill 1/7 - 3 Iceland Gulls

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Frank Mantlik
Sun, Jan 8, 2012 5:30 PM

From Frank Mantlik, with Mike Moccio, Nick Bonomo, Phil Rusch, Glenn Williams,

Doug Gochfeld, Danny Williams-
1/7  Windsor Landfill 12 - 3 pm - estimated 2000 gulls, mostly roosting
Herrings, plus 3 ICELAND GULLS (1st-winter, 2nd-winter, adult).  Also 1 Common
Raven.
Unfortunately, incoming trucks brought only demolition material/rubbish, so the
gulls left in small flocks during the afternoon (with no flocks coming in), so
the gull numbers dwindled until almost none were there by 3pm.  Weekdays are
probably much better.

>From Frank Mantlik, with Mike Moccio, Nick Bonomo, Phil Rusch, Glenn Williams, Doug Gochfeld, Danny Williams- 1/7 Windsor Landfill 12 - 3 pm - estimated 2000 gulls, mostly roosting Herrings, plus 3 ICELAND GULLS (1st-winter, 2nd-winter, adult). Also 1 Common Raven. Unfortunately, incoming trucks brought only demolition material/rubbish, so the gulls left in small flocks during the afternoon (with no flocks coming in), so the gull numbers dwindled until almost none were there by 3pm. Weekdays are probably much better.