Monthly Notables January 2016
- Ivory Gull (1st cycle). St. Louis County, Minnesota. 01 January 2016.
- 12th State Record. Took a 6 day absence, only to return to Canal Park on 15 January 2016. It was last seen on 24 January appearing weak and on the brink of expiring.
- Mew Gull (1st cycle). Caddo County, Louisiana. 01 January 2016.
- Ivory Gull (1st cycle). Douglas County, Wisconsin. 05 January 2016.
- Just a few miles from the Duluth bird, this individual was found dead. A partial specimen was given to the Field Museum in Chicago.
- Slaty-backed Gull (adult). Pierce County, Washington. 06 January 2016.
- Slaty-backed Gull (adult type). Jefferson County, Wisconsin. 07 January 2016.
- Slaty-backed Gull (3rd cycle type). Walla Walla County, Washington. 08 January 2016.
- First for eastern Washington.
- Kelp Gull (adult). Summit County, Ohio. 10 January 2016.
- Resighted after a ten day absence.
- Thayer's Gull (adult). Horry County, South Carolina. 11 January 2016.
- 1st State Record. Adult showing a single mirror on p10 and none on p9.
- Black-tailed Gull (3rd cycle type). Clinton County, Illinois. 11 January 2016.
- Mew Gull (sub-adult/3rd cycle type). Lorain County, Ohio. 12 January 2016.
- Ivory Gull (1st cycle). St. Louis County, Minnesota. 12 January 2016.
- Another addition to the Ivory Gull saga in St. Louis County this month. A 1st cycle was found in a backyard in Ely, MN, being mobbed by crows. It was picked up and looked after by rehabbers and then released shortly after. All this while the Canal Park bird was missing in action. No photos were taken of the Ely bird (some 100 miles north of Duluth) and so whether this is a 3rd Ivory Gull or not is unknown. Three days later the Canal Park bird did reappear.
- Iceland Gull (1st cycle). San Diego County, California. 18 January 2016.
- Mew Gull (1st cycle). Knox County, Maine. 18 January 2016.
- Vega Herring Gull (adult). Cameron County, Texas. 18 January 2016.
- Slaty-backed Gull (adult). Contra Costa County, California. 19 January 2016.
- Franklin's Gull (1st cycle). Volusia County, Florida. 19 January 2016.
- California Gull (1st cycle). Kings County, New York. 19 January 2016
- Vega Herring Gull (1st cycle). San Mateo County, California. 20 January 2016.
- Iceland Gull (1st cycle). Brevard County, Florida. 21 January 2016.
- Common Gull (adult). Dartmouth, Nova Scotia. 25 January 2016.
- Slaty-backed Gull (adult). Solano County, California. 25 January 2016.
- Thayer's Gull (2nd cycle). Northampton County, Pennsylvania. 26 January 2016.
- Black-headed Gull (adult). Vancouver, British Columbia. 26 January 2016.
- Slaty-backed Gull (adult). Will County, Illinois. 26-29 January 2016.
- This same individual was found some 70 miles to the northeast at Montrose Harbor in Chicago on 30 January 2016. It was observed for about an hour before it flew off to the north, not to be seen again. This is now the 20th gull species seen at this site.
- Thayer's Gull (adult). Cecil County, Maryland. 27 January 2016.
- Slaty-backed Gull (adult). Milwaukee County, Wisconsin. 30 January 2016.
- Photo comparisons suggest this is a different adult than the one observed earlier in the month in Johnson Creek, WI and the individual observed in Illinois.
- Sabine's Gull (1st cycle). St. Vincent's, Newfoundland. 31 January 2016.
- A rare sighting from land. Exceptionally rare in North America in winter.