31 October 2018

Monthly Notables October 2018

Sightings:
  • California Gull (3rd cycle type). Richland County, Ohio. 01 October 2018.
    • Apparently the same individual found in Lorain County in late September. 
  • California Gull (adult). LaPorte County, Indiana. 04 October 2018.
  • Little Gull (juvenile). St. Charles County, Missouri. 05 October 2018.
  • Franklin's Gull (2nd cycle type). Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania. 07 October 2018.
    • 1st for Philadelphia.
  • Herring Gull (adult). Yuma County, Arizona. 07 October 2018.
  • Slaty-backed Gull (adult). Snohomish County, Washington. 08 October 2018.
  • Mew Gull (2nd cycle). Allegan County, Michigan. 14 October 2018.
    • 9th State Record.
  • Laughing Gull (1st cycle). Arthabaska County, Quebec. 18 October 2018.
  • Slaty-backed Gull (adult). Ketchikan Gateway County, Alaska. 20 October 2018.
  • Glaucous Gull (1st cycle). Cameron Parish County, Louisiana. 21 October 2018.
  • Laughing Gull (adult). Halifax County, Nova Scotia. 21 October 2018.
  • Laughing Gull (1st cycle & adult). Saint Pierre & Miquelon. 22 October 2018. 
  • Laughing Gull (2 adults). St. John's County, NF & Labrador. 22 October 2018.
  • Lesser Black-backed Gull (adult). Lane County, Oregon. 22 October 2018.
  • Western Gull (2nd cycle). Nueces County, Texas. 25 October 2018.
    • 4th State Record. 
  • Lesser Black-backed Gull (3rd cycle type). Santa Cruz County, California. 26 October 2018.
  • Slaty-backed Gull (3rd cycle type). Cook County, Minnesota. 28 October 2018.
    • 9th State Record.

Miscellaneous Notes:

A small influx of Laughing Gulls was recorded in Nova Scotia and Newfoundland in the 3rd week of October. This was in all likelihood associated with hurricane conditions along the Atlantic.