For the last 5 years or so I've had the "Bucks County" CBC on my "to-do" list, intrigued by the thousands of Herrings seen at the Tullytown Landfill. On Saturday, 15 December 2018, I joined George Armistead and Jason Weckstein for a jaw-dropping day at the dump, estimating some 35,000 Herring Gulls for the day.
Tally: 4 Glaucous, 8 Iceland, 25 Lessers, 450 Greats, 600 Ring-billeds, ~35,000 Herring Gulls.
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1st Cycle Glaucous with Adult Great Black-backed. |
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Putative, adult, Lesser Black-backed x Herring Gull. 1 of 6 seen on this day. |
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Adult Lesser (center) flanked by twin Herring Gulls. |
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1st Cycle Great Black-backed Gull, with Adult Herring Gulls. |
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Yes, in my zone...gull patrol is not for everyone. |