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Adult Ross' Gull off Thickson's Woods

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Glenn Coady
Fri, Oct 29, 2021 9:24 PM

Ontbirds subscribers,

I came home from work a couple of hours early hoping to hop aboard the Razorbill bandwagon (no luck yet) but at 4:58 as the winds were moderating, I did spot an adult Ross's Gull fly past east to west. It went past at binocular distance and I got it in the scope and followed it as it continued west before eventually losing it at the horizon somewhere well off Thickson's Point to the southwest. Observers further west in Durham should scan the lake until dark.

I will update if I see it again.

Been almost 26 years since I last found one in Ontario.

Glenn Coady
Whitby, ON

Ontbirds subscribers, I came home from work a couple of hours early hoping to hop aboard the Razorbill bandwagon (no luck yet) but at 4:58 as the winds were moderating, I did spot an adult Ross's Gull fly past east to west. It went past at binocular distance and I got it in the scope and followed it as it continued west before eventually losing it at the horizon somewhere well off Thickson's Point to the southwest. Observers further west in Durham should scan the lake until dark. I will update if I see it again. Been almost 26 years since I last found one in Ontario. Glenn Coady Whitby, ON