01 April 2024

March 2024 Monthly Notables

Sightings:

  1. Kamchatka Gull (adult). Fairfield County, Connecticut. 01 March 2024.
    • Last sighting of the winter season. 
  2. Thayer's Gull (adult). Virginia Beach County, Virginia. 03 March 2024.
  3. Thayer's Gull (1st cycle). Cape May County, New Jersey. 04 March 2024.
  4. GRAY GULL* (3rd cycle type). Baldwin County, Alabama. 14 March 2024.
    • Plumage sequence suggests same individual from Walton County, FL, last seen on 03 December 2023.
  5. Slaty-backed Gull (adult). Cowlitz County, Washington. 08 March 2024.
  6. Vega Gull (adult). San Mateo County, California. 10 March 2024.
  7. Slaty-backed Gull (adult). Multnomah County, Oregon. 11 March 2024.
    • Same individual from Cowlitz County, WA; also seen in Clark on 12 March 2024.
  8. Ivory Gull (adult). North Slope Borough, Alaska. 11 March 2024.
  9. Little Gull (adult). Starr County, Texas. 17 March 2024.
  10. Common Gull (adult). Windham County, Connecticut. 20 March 2024.
  11. Great Black-backed Gull (1st cycle). North Okanagan District, British Columbia. 22 March 2024.
    • Continuing since December 2023.
  12. Vega Gull (adult). Tompkins County, New York. 23 March 2024.
    • Likely an individual first detected in this region in mid-December 2023.
  13. Slaty-backed Gull (adult). Anchorage Municipality, Alaska. 25 March 2024.
  14. Black-headed Gull (adult). Contra Costa County, California. 26 March 2024.
  15. Heermann's Gull (2nd cycle). Alberni-Clayoquot District, British Columbia. 26 March 2024.


Notes:
 
* The Florida-Alabama Gray Gull was relocated in Baldwin County, Alabama on 14 March 2024 and continues through 31 March 2024. It appears to be undergoing a 3rd prealternate molt with fresh scapulars and a paling gray head. It is safe to say this bird has adjusted to a boreal molt schedule and should be sporting an all-pale hood in the next few weeks.