Hey,
There was a massive feeding frenzy of gulls and terns just off the beach this morning at Port Franks. Matt Parsons and I observed - among the hundreds of Bonaparte's, Ring-bills and Common Terns - three Little Gulls (there are at least 5 around, 3 juvs and 2 adults) an adult basic Lesser Black-backed Gull (graellsei-type) and a light / intermediate Parasitic Jaeger, nice and close, bombing the gull flock repeatedly and giving great views.
Again, all of this occurred on dead calm lake conditions with light south-east winds.
Things had calmed down considerably by the time I left, around 9 am, but these feeding flocks tend to form up sporadically throughout the day, very often chumming in one of the local Jaegers it seems.
From Hwy 21, take Outer Drive to Dolway to Raeburn to the beach lot.
Cheers,
James Holdsworth, Biological Consulting Services
226-228-1428, jmholdsworth@rogers.com
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