I joined a group of giddy birders for a boat ride out of Cleveland on Saturday, 21 November 2015. We tallied 6 species with Laughing Gull and Franklin's Gull being the highlights.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlCyzmxqHrY780Kfda31EmERzG6E-KY3IV38pLCM77KrNGMWgG3BNHcCtGiwuBzvLpATGTPv3SzgpMCqANtf2PuM-4IQx1hVAQICAjA5azv3Mx5rluyaW4GOlA1cjWUbMMT7f9nybrRgyd/s640/DSC_4539.JPG) |
Adult Laughing Gull. Cleveland, Ohio. 21 November 2015. |
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYfNfEATr8NsDuy3udNBkFYOdg0x3Q5miE18dPky5CdeFxZp3PM-xORtYm-3edKVISsyZ1byXI3hQIJd72nEnqx1bWCXHaL4yL462XLevNrnPfWhIKsxO8hSP9GjZAFs09DFAIg-HHBrXQ/s640/DSC_4584.JPG) |
Adult Laughing Gull. Cleveland, Ohio. 21 November 2015. |
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjW7t0oxj2IMVD-Gv5slY5yMy1o_8_Kx9u55dW2qZLX2AT30yTWn3cHnicUsUQfr_p4Ax-VxCnH86uiVTyptjtPlhIifk3pCZkAn7UmSe3TF83Ftiwb9W8Qvc7x9PsOx6hp8sDkKiAN6N5_/s640/DSC_4252.JPG) |
1st Cycle Bonaparte's Gull. Cleveland, Ohio. 21 November 2015. |
On the way out east I stopped at New Buffalo, Michigan and got close ups of this beauty:
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3yD37k6tPVJDSIDH6f80WRjmzfhn_dFYjgmKQggP6LzgKFqjnvVBaXarjh02GoQZmVAd51_PTA9mhyphenhyphenEGu3VgMLEVxZ-4D_LAR9d9PWYWSh8jvqq_y9iUbacqp7MciYDJx7HkUUW57AIpJ/s640/DSC_4062.JPG) |
Adult Franklin's Gull. New Buffalo, Michigan. 20 November 2015. |