I kicked off the new year at the Lake County Fairgrounds. Highlights included a banded 2nd cycle Herring and 5 Thayer's (2 ad., 2 third cycles, 1 first cycle).
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Herring Gull (2nd cycle). Lake County, IL. 01 Jan 2015. Band # 1106-13983 |
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Thayer's Gull (adult). Lake County, IL. 01 Jan 2015. |
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Adult Thayer's & Herring. Lake County, IL. 01 Jan 2015. |
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Thayer's Gull (1st cycle). Lake County, IL. 01 Jan 2015. |
I tend to think of New Years as being the half-way mark of gull season...there's still lots of winter gulling to be had. Press on.